Town Linked With Move for Blackpool Midfielder
Tuesday, 6th Dec 2016 11:35

Town will reportedly make a move for Blackpool central midfielder Brad Potts during the January transfer window.

"According to the Daily Mail, the Blues are set to make a £500,000 offer for the 22-year-old, who is being eyed by a number of Championship clubs.

The League Two Seasiders are said to be loath to sell their playmaker, having signed him at the end of his contract at Carlisle in the summer of 2015 when the Cumbrians received a reported £250,000 in compensation, but could be tempted if they were to be offered the chance to double their money.

In the summer Blackpool were reported to have turned down an offer from League One leaders Scunthorpe.

The former England U19 international’s contract at Bloomfield Road runs to the end of this season but includes an option for a further year.

Potts, who is 6ft 2in tall, was born in Hexham and came through the youth ranks at Carlisle, breaking into their first-team at the start of the 2012/13 season when he featured in their Capital One Cup defeat of the Blues at Brunton Park.

Having made 103 starts and 15 sub appearances in three years for the Cumbrians, scoring 10 goals, Potts, who can also play at right midfield and at right-back, has now made 69 starts and played one game from the bench for the Tangerines, scoring 14 times, including eight this season.

While a striker to replace Daryl Murphy is top of Town's January wish-list, manager Mick McCarthy may well also look to add strength to other areas of his squad with goals from central midfield once again having been in short supply this season.

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GiveusaWave added 02:28 - Dec 7 07bradleyfc has hit the nail on the head. We got 3 million for Murphy. The money should be used to bring in a striker to replace him. It's getting stupid how useless we are in attack.
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bobble added 06:36 - Dec 7 Roy krishna might be a reasonable striking option..
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d0nk added 07:05 - Dec 7 Just a story to try detract from how depressing things are. Im sure we linked with loads of people , dont mean we will get them, and to be honest we could sign Messi and he'd still sit on the bench and watch 'different class' Douglas hobble about on the turf. Ahhhhh someone shoot me please lol
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thundercat600 added 07:32 - Dec 7 Good player is he, MM will soon put a stop to that, the first thing that he will have to learn is how to run around a lot and pass sideways and backwards
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redandblue26 added 08:50 - Dec 7 looks a prospect with experience, good addition and ticks the boxes financially by the looks of it
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brittaniaman added 10:02 - Dec 7

A lot of fans say on here McCarthy Out !!!!! BUT do we really think that is possible ?????
With him Adamant he will not resign,, and Evans looks unlikely to sack him ,,
It has been proven with other clubs that a new manager can make a big difference, we all know who the clubs are !!!
So McCarthy has got this month to climb the table, to be able in January to attract new players to come here other wise we are Dead, with Fans disappearing fast and enthusiasm draining from us.