16 Nov 2012

"It's flattering!" - Exciting £5m attacker responds to LFC transfer speculation...

Earlier this week, Liverpool's Academy Director Frank McParland went to watch Thomas Ince play for England's Under-21s in their win over Northern Ireland at Blackpool on Tuesday. The Reds are interested in buying the 20-year old back during the January transfer window, but upon hearing about the speculation, the youngster made it clear that he's happy at Blackpool.

Speaking to the Blackpool Gazette, Ince - who has 9 goals and 6 assists for the Seasiders so far this season - said:

“It is flattering to have all that interest.

"It’s great - it shows you are playing good football and are in good form, but at the moment my focus is on playing for Blackpool

“I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for Blackpool. I’ve been given the opportunity to play week in, week out at a very high level in the Championship".


According to The Mirror, Liverpool 'lead the hunt' for INce's signature, and Rodgers is keen to do a £5m deal for the young England U21 star, son of former Anfield midfielder Paul Ince.

Ince - dubiously labelled the 'English Messi' - grabbed 16 goals and assists in 29 starts for Blackpool last season, which is a great return for a 20 year old, and if not for a cruel late goal in the play-off final, the youngster could've been playing against Liverpool in the Premier League this season.

In an Interview a few weeks ago, former Blackpool manager Ian Holloway - who also signed Reds midfielder Jonjo Shelvey on loan last season - revealed some further details about why Ince left Anfield. He explained:

"What held him [Ince] back was he went to a club [Liverpool] that had an academy and there was no way through. He got fed up with that so he came and learnt his trade here.

"God knows what he could do with one of their [Liverpool's] shirts on now. He has been absolutely unplayable for us and has been outstanding in such a short period of time.




Jaimie Kanwar


37 comments:

  1. This is ludicrous enough to be true, we would look ridiculous. It would indicate how poor we are acting in the buying and selling of players, It might just be true....................only at Anfield could this happen!!!

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  2. We also have. 35% buy on clause. Which would make it cheaper. Which is a good thing.

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  3. How could this be? As far as I know he left us after his contract ran out. Why would he put something like a buy on clause in his contract with another club. Simply doesn't make any sense at all.

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  4. everyone already know we are poor at it, would be even worse too see him being great for manu for example...

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  5. Even if a youth player goes for free, you have to pay the club who he use to play for because he was under the age of 23. So that's why we put in the clause.

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  6. I know that some form of compensation has to be paid when a youngster moves, but I would like to see some kind of proof of that 35% sell on clause, as I think it is absolutely wrong. The compensation would have been a few hundred thousand, if that much at all. Should he move for say 10m we'd get 3,5m according to your theory. That would make Blackpool even worse at negotiating contracts than we are.

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  7. Its standard practice anteater71 for most clubs to do that. Then if the player prospers, then at least get compensation for nurturing that talent. It is very well reported about the 35% sell on clause, but hang on I'll have a word with the Blackpool CEO Karl Oyston. We did it with Danny Guthrie to Newcastle as well. Hope the lad comes back

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  8. Typical ,just another of Kennys senile cock ups.

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  9. When they sell a player, yes, but not when he moves on a free transfer after his contract ran out.

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  10. Football is littered with players who leave at youth level, only to be bought back later, Jags at Everton being a great example. It happens, accept it and move on - if he's good enough, and he certainly seems so, then he is a purchase to be considered. Downing exit & Ince replacement would appear a good piece of business.

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  11. The age thing triggers a compensation for training the player in the first place. This compensation has got nothing to do with a 35% sell on clause. The selling club can ask for a sell on clause when they sell a player. Guess the deal with QPR for the purchase of Sterling might have one. Ince on the other hand wasn't a transfer including a fee. Blackpool never bought him. He was out of contract. Compensation for training is what they will have paid, but there was never a deal in place to which a sell on clause could have been attached.

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  12. Right, swallow our pride and move on. We made one mistake, let's not make another. If he is good enough, of course...

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  13. he left so end of story he thinks hes a superstar already just like his dad i imo no thank you hope they sell him for 20 million if we have got 35%sell on fee

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  14. Re Jason Carr - you're right, there is that problem, and the associated baggage that precipitated his departure, but that seems to be the problem with modern young footballers - we can only 'hope', all this crap about Sterling the press love at the moment is exactly that, crap! £50k a week for a 'nearly' 18 y/o is obscene, but when you've got PSG giving Lucas (an no, I'm making player comparisons), 250k Euros a week, what is a 'big club' to do, to give it's bright young things

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  15. We actually offered him a new contract which he declined to sign. Our mistake was to give him no playing time. Guess if he had known that we'd rely heavily on youth like him, he'd have signed.

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  16. This makes us look absurd, who is making decisions at Liverpool?. The press will have a field day, Liverpool in crisis and so on.

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  17. Sterling tweeted the same morning those rumours came up that they are not true. He himself thinks that 50k a week are obscene wages given his inexperience and that he will sign a contract as soon as he turns 18, which is in three or so weeks. If you take what he said, everything seems to be ready to sign. Contract extension seems to be agreed already.

    If UEFA grew a pair, then it would be interesting to see what happens with wages like the one you've mentioned for Lucas at PSG as soon as the financial fair play rules are in place.

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  18. yes but he had not even made the bench and he wanted big bucks

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  19. To be fair we offered him a new contract which he decided not to sign.

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  20. Heard tonight that Downing is on his way to Villa and Bent is coming to Liverpool, Henderson also going on loan????

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  21. Gano1 - I wouldn't be too bothered by the press, who currently libe taking shots at us no matter what, I mean, as much as its a rubbish story, they'll soon be saying we should be selling Suarez at £50m, even though we are not selling & no-one is buying....that is until Wenger loses another game or two & they soon turn on him,

    anteater71 - yep, totally agree, the phasing of the fair play rules, needs to take the proportionality of wages into account with age, but I can't see it, given the labour law issues this would contravene, irrspective of the fair play rule. Footy likes to see itself as an employmengt area outside of perceived 'normal' career choices, but legally its not.

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  22. And he would have more playing time than he could imagine...

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  23. We'd look even worse if he ended up at United and made it.

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  24. Didn't this all happen when Roy was here? Or was it Kenny who failed to offer him enough playing time? That was the problem, Ince couldn't see a route to the 1st team, which isn't a problem now, it's unlikely he would have left if he was developing under Rodgers' youth policies.

    In the end, he seems a decent enough risk at that age, and the fact that we already have a stake in his sell on price, reducing our effective outlay, makes him an even better prospect. If we get him we'll be able to both develop and rest both him and Sterling and avoid the problem of burnout, as both can play similar positions in a front 3

    Get him, pride is a luxury we do not have in these things,not to do so would be cutting your nose off to spite your face

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  25. No we sold him for 400 grand

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  26. I have read that we get 35% of his sale proceeds, its not a buy out clause, therefore if he was sold to us we would get a 35% discount.

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  27. cavani to liverpool...his agent has confirmed talks are ongoing...arsenal are also in it...suarez,after uruguay match said he wants to play with cavani at liverpool

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  28. Surely Barca do this all the time, sell players who don't make it and buy them back when they've established themselves at a lower price than anybody else could buy them, Jordi Alba anyone!!

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  29. Made his debut under Roy, left while Kenny was in charge.

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  30. But then, officially, a club could only spend what they earn under FFP. Mega rich owners who still want to pump hundred of millions into their playthings will probably conclude some sort of sponsorship deals to still be able to do this, but if they weren't, such high wages wouldn't be possibly paid.

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  31. Any bets on how many assists he would get elsewhere...

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  32. If he comes no team would ever get a clean sheet...

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  33. Apparently both clubs paid similar fee's and wages, they don't want to be seen to take big hits on the players. We need a striker and they get their double player of the year back...................happy days???

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  34. its been Well documented!

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  35. Ok then, would you please provide me with a reliable source? I mean, other than the Daily Mail.

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  36. Not too sure about Bent. Not exactly known for his work rate. Don't know whether he would fit into our system. Having said that, it could work well, too. I simply don't know. Getting Downing off our books is obviously a good idea.

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