LFC set to increase bid for Adam

Liverpool are preparing to increase their offer for in-demand Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adam.

The Anfield outfit made an approach for Adam on Friday with a verbal offer of £4million that was dismissed as "disgraceful" by Tangerines manager Ian Holloway.

Adam still has 18 months remaining on his contract and Blackpool would rather hold on to the player and help safeguard another season in the Premier League rather than cash in during January. However, Holloway admits he would be happy to allow the 25-year-old to move to Anfield should Liverpool meet the believed asking price of £10m.

And the club's American owners are now ready to back Dalglish and director of football strategy Damien Comolli by lodging an offer much nearer to Blackpool's valuation.

"I was thinking about Liverpool and Charlie," said Holloway. "I thought 'fantastic, what a great club for him to go to', and then when I heard the bid I thought it was disgraceful. What they offered is about the price Charlie would have been worth when Kenny was last playing.

"Is it a destabilising tactic from the three clubs - Birmingham, Aston Villa and now Liverpool? I don't know. They had better start by putting a figure one in front of the complete rubbish they have been offering so far."

With the transfer window closing next Monday, it promises to be a busy week in the market with Liverpool hopeful of tying up a deal for Ajax striker Luis Suarez.

The 23-year-old, who missed Ajax's 3-0 defeat at Utrecht yesterday through suspension, spoke at the weekend about his desire to move to the Premier League, with sources close to the player having indicated he is intent on a switch to Anfield.

"(England) is a league that attracts me, a country where the football is really good," said the striker. "Alongside the Spanish league it is the best in the world. In England you have a lot of clubs with aspirations to become champions and they are also very strong in the Champions League at the European level.

"I used to think that English football was not my style. But I saw Tevez play at Boca and Corinthians and I never imagined that he would play in the Premier League. When I see the way that Tevez plays there I think I can be a big name in England. It's because of the energy, and the spirit they put into the game in England. Now, I think it's a kind of football that suits me."

Source: Daily Post

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