Source: Daily_Mail
Charlie Adam's Liverpool move edges closer after Blackpool transfer request
Head turned: Ian Holloway admits Charlie Adam wants to move to Liverpool[LNB]Blackpool have rejected a transfer request from Charlie Adam after the midfielder rocked the club with his demand to leave on Monday morning.[LNB]Blackpool boss Ian Holloway has told Liverpool to 'put up or shut up' over their pursuit of his captain.[LNB]Holloway confirmed Adam had put in a transfer request but said there was no issue to discuss because Liverpool's offer of £4million does not meet his club's valuation.[LNB]'If I was the Liverpool manager I would want to buy him because they have never replaced Xabi Alonso,' said Holloway.[LNB]'But you have to come up with the right amount of money. I don't want to stand in his way, but they have to put up or shut up.'[LNB]Holloway revealed chairman Karl Oyston had taken a call from the Reds' director of football strategy Damian Comolli last night which merely left the picture even more confused.[LNB]'He ummed and aahed and apparently did not make much sense,' said Holloway.[LNB]The Seasiders chief also confirmed he had given no thought to leaving Adam out of Tuesday night's high-profile encounter with Manchester United.[LNB]'Not a chance,' he said.[LNB] Spot on: Adam turned in a superb performance in the defeat against Sunderland at the weekend despite the ongoing saga over his future[LNB]'If I tried to stop that boy playing against Manchester United he would probably kill me.[LNB]'Charlie loves this club and just because he puts a transfer request in doesn't change that.'[LNB]Adam is now keen to move on and his agent Kenny Moyes said: 'I can confirm Charlie has handed in a transfer request.'[LNB]Adam turned in another eye-catching display against Sunderland on Saturday despite the ongoing turmoil over his future. The Scotland midfielder scored a penalty in the home defeat. [LNB] Houllier hits back at Holloway over claims about bid for Blackpool skipper AdamBlackpool boss Holloway dismisses 'disgraceful' Liverpool bid for AdamWatch all the Premier League goals every week on our brilliant video playerBlackpool veteran Euell goes bankrupt after being scammed in property fraudBLACKPOOL FC
