When young Thomas Ince saw that he wasn't going to get any chances of breaking into the Liverpool side, he decided to leave to Blackpool, a team that was rebuilding for life in the Championship. After being relegated after struggling in their debut season in the Premier League, Blackpool ear-marked Thomas Ince as one of their top signings for the next season. After getting the English U-21 star on a mere £325,000 compensation deal from the Mereysiders, a young and ambitious Ince started impressing in the second tier of the English league.
As the player scored 25 goals in his two exciting seasons with Blackpool, he also helped his team get into the play-off final at Wembley, in which he scored the equalizer, only to lose to West Ham in overtime. This time, Blackpool were more determined to get back into the Premier League. After with holding pressure from Liverpool exactly one year after they sold the player, Blackpool continued to mount their promotion challenge. After an exhausting season, Blackpool narrowly missed on the play-off spots, but had Thomas Ince shine for a consecutive season.
When Liverpool agreed on the compensation fee of the young player, they inserted a 35% clause in the deal, in which, if Blackpool decided to sell the player, Liverpool would receive a 35% profit. However, when Liverpool tried to transfer the player back to his first team, three times in four windows, they were unable to do so, after failing to agree with a fee with the club numerous times. Even after the father of the player, Paul Ince joined the club as the manager, he specifically asked his own son to stay at the club, or wait for his long anticipated move to Liverpool. That is what Thomas Ince surely showed during this transfer window, as he rejected the contract offer from Cardiff during last month. Although he claimed that he didn't want to move his family and newborn daughter from the coast to south Wales, he also seems to be expecting the move back where his father and perhaps him, will play regularly.
As Brendan Rodgers keeps rebuilding his team to mount for a Champions League spot, the transfer of Thomas Ince would be welcomed, by both the staff at Anfield and the fans, who are in the search for a home-grown player and future captain, like Gerrard was. With Liverpool reinforcing mainly on their attack, Thomas Ince could be the replacement for Downing, who departed for West Ham United this summer. With Liverpool trying to imitate a team like Bayern Munich and Juventus, with high class players to rotate with, Ince could be the answer for Liverpool's search for someone to rotate with. Whether both clubs can agree on a fee for the player, it'd be nice to see Thomas Ince wearing the Liverpool shirt anytime soon.
If the player decides to leave for Liverpool, Blackpool will find it hard to replace their star player, as most goals and assists have come off from him during the past two season. To add to that, with the Championship already started, it will add the difficulty of finding a suitable replacement, as most clubs are reluctant to sell so late into the transfer window without having a replacement signed. However, in good faith, Liverpool might loan one of their youngsters to Blackpool in order to fill in the shoes of the departed Ince.
If Blackpool finally decide to sell Ince to Liverpool, something that is certain, is that Ince is a star that surely will shine for a third and consecutive season, even if its at his young age. Thomas Ince is surely an English talent, that sadly, wasn't given a chance in Liverpool, but if he does return, he will want to prove both the club and the fans that he shouldn't have been let go in the first place.
Below, you will be able to see the skills of the young English player.
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