Liverpool could still hijack Cardiff's signing of Tom Ince after Blackpool accepted the Premier League newcomers' bid for their star winger.

The Anfield club have until this afternoon to match Cardiff's bid of around £8m plus add-ons, which Pool accepted on Saturday.

Under the terms of the deal when Ince joined Pool from Liverpool two years ago, the Merseysiders have 48 hours to match any bid accepted for the 21-year-old.

Even if the Reds don't block Cardiff's move, Pool manager Paul Ince says it is far from certain that his son will join the Welsh club. The Seasiders boss confirmed: "Cardiff have come in massively for Thomas and the chairman has accepted their offer.

"When he comes back (next Monday), we'll sit down and see what we want to do. He loves it here and has told me he's in no rush to leave the club."

The Blackpool manager is keen to see his son move to the right club and a switch to Cardiff is by no means a done deal.

Ince senior added: "I think it's 50/50 at the moment if he'll stay or not. It's a tough one for me. I want my son playing in the Premier League but I also want him here playing for me.

"He'll be back in with us on July 8."

The manager flew back with the rest of the Pool squad late last night from their training camp in Portugal.

Tom Ince was excused the trip in order to rest after playing for England in last month's European U21 Championships in Israel.

He fired 18 goals for the Seasiders last term and speculation about his future has been rife for months. Ince is one of only 13 senior professionals currently on Pool's books.

Source: Blackpool Gazette