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Despite accepting an £8m bid from Cardiff City for winger Thomas Ince, 21, father and Blackpool boss Paul Ince insists his son is not in a rush to leave Bloomfield Road.

Full story: Guardian

What’s the story? This is an example of the dangers of paying for English players. Cardiff need to add goal threat but Ince hasn’t shown in the Premier League, so it’s a big risk.

Does it make sense? First, Ince hasn’t accepted the offer. This decision will have been taken by the chairman. He makes sense for Cardiff who need more attacking threat, but they could get better for less if they’d looked overseas.

Is the price right? No. It’s insane. Adam Maher was £7m. Michu was £2m. It means that, combined with Cornelius, they’d be spending £15.5m of their £25m budget on two forwards who each only have one serious season under their belts, neither in a major league. Risky.

Will it happen? 6/10 – The Inces seem to think he’s ready to start for Spurs or Liverpool. He’s not. It shouldn’t surprise them if Cardiff are the only club who pay this crazy money.