{"id":444313,"date":"2011-06-20T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-20T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/20\/aston-villa-looking-to-hijack-liverpool%e2%80%99s-bid-for-blackpool%e2%80%99s-charlie-adam-report\/"},"modified":"2011-06-20T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-20T10:30:00","slug":"aston-villa-looking-to-hijack-liverpools-bid-for-blackpools-charlie-adam-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/20\/aston-villa-looking-to-hijack-liverpools-bid-for-blackpools-charlie-adam-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa looking to hijack Liverpool\u2019s bid for Blackpool\u2019s Charlie Adam &#8211; report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h4>20 Jun 2011 11:30:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"65.5795026375\">\n<div readability=\"16.3131313131\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"EPL,Charlie Adam,Blackpool vs Sunderland(Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/122400\/122494_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>EPL,Charlie Adam,Blackpool vs Sunderland(Getty Images)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"26.6533066132\"><em>For all the latest reports and transfer rumours, visit our dedicated section <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2559\/rumours\/archive\/1\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>New <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/95\/aston-villa\">Aston Villa<\/a> boss <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/scotland\/19100\/alex-mcleish\">Alex McLeish<\/a> is looking to sign <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/1094\/blackpool\">Blackpool<\/a> midfielder <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/scotland\/14001\/charlie-adam\">Charlie Adam<\/a>, according to <em>The Sun<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Seasiders captain was handed his Rangers and Scotland debuts by McLeish, whose club are preparing a \u00a39 million bid in an attempt to beat Liverpool to his signature.<\/p>\n<p>McLeish, who reportedly has \u00a340m to spend this summer, failed to sign Adam for second city rivals Birmingham in the January transfer window, when Tottenham were also keen on the Scotland international.<\/p>\n<p>Despite suffering relegation to the Championship last season, Adam scored 12 goals in his debut campaign in the Premier League, making him the fourth highest British goal scorer, behind Darren Bent, Andy Carroll, and Blackpool team-mate DJ Campbell.<\/p>\n<p>Campbell is another player who has been earmarked by McLeish as a future signing, with the 29-year-old having a clause in his contract which allows him to leave the Seasiders for \u00a31.25m.<br \/><span><span id=\"divAdnetKeyword\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><em>Our<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/GoalUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/93900\/93900.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"48\" height=\"11\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/span><em>\u00a0provides the best breaking news online and our\u00a0<\/em><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GoalUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/93800\/93899.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"49\" height=\"10\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/span><em>\u00a0football fan community is unmatched worldwide. 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