Metro: Blackpool deny new bid

Liverpool appear to have cooled their interest in Tom Ince after Blackpool boss Michael Appleton revealed there have been no new offers for the England U21 winger.

The England U21 international has flourished in the Championship, bagging 13 goals this season and Reds boss Brendan Rodgers is willing to pay up to £6million to add him to a new-look attacking force at Anfield that is likely to also include Chelsea's Daniel Sturridge alongside star striker Luis Suarez.

But Appleton insists there is as yet no new offer on the table from the Premier League side and is even confident the son of former England and Liverpool midfielder Paul Ince will be in the Blackpool side to face Fulham in the FA Cup on Saturday.

"We have not heard anything since an initial Liverpool approach a couple of weeks ago," he said.

"As far as I am aware Thomas will have a day off (Wednesday) like everyone else and come back to prepare for the next game with us."

Sturridge's move to Merseyside looks to be more certain, however, with Liverpool and Chelsea agreeing a £12m fee for the 23-year-old before Christmas, although it was unlikely the deal can be completed before Liverpool's game against Sunderland on Wednesday.

Capped four times by England, Sturridge, has netted 24 since arriving  from Manchester City in 2009 while also enjoying a successful loan spell at Bolton in the 2010-11 season, when he netted eight times in 12 games.