Tom Ince wants to stay in Premier League after rejecting Italian giants Inter Milan



Ince has rejected a move to Italy in favour of staying in the Premier League

The 22-year-old was offered two contracts by the San Siro outfit

Blackpool will get a substantially higher fee if he moves to an English side

Newcastle, Swansea, Stoke, Hull and Sunderland are interested in forward



Tom Ince has set his sights on signing for a team in the Barclays Premier League after deciding against joining Inter Milan.

The Italian giants met with Ince in San Siro last month and made two contract offers but a deal could not be agreed and the 22-year-old now wants to stay in England.

That will please Blackpool, who stand to receive substantially more than they would have had the former England Under-21 international gone abroad. Monaco were also interested.

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Staying put: Tom Ince (right) hopes for a move to a Premier League side after rejecting a move to Inter Milan Tough: Ince (left) said it was a hard decision to turn down Inter but wanted to stay in England Hot property: The 22-year-old is an England U21 international, with 14 caps and three goals

Even though Ince is now out of contract his fee should he move to the Premier League will be set by a tribunal as he is under 23, unless an agreement is reached between Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston and the buying club.

Swansea, Stoke, Sunderland, Hull and Newcastle are among the teams to have registered an interest but will want to pay less than the an estimated £8million tribunal figure based on the £1.5m fee Crystal Palace paid Blackpool to take Ince on loan for the second half of last season.

Had Ince moved abroad the compensation to Blackpool would have been just £155,000.

‘I am flattered to have received such strong interest from several big European clubs. But I believe at this early stage of my career I need to continue my football education in England,' Ince said today.

'I would like to thank the clubs overseas for their interest and kindness. I still have ambitions to one day play in Europe.

‘I am now looking forward to what lies ahead next season.’

Different path: Ince's father, Paul (left), signed for Inter in 1995 but his son will not follow in his footsteps

Past glory: Paul Ince played for Inter for two seasons between 1995 and 1997 but Tom will stay in England