Source: Daily_Mail
Aston Villa plotting £12m summer swoop for Blackpool's Charlie Adam
Villa target: AdamAston Villa are ready to launch another attempt to sign Charlie Adam as long as Gerard Houllier remains as manager. Liverpool and Manchester United are also keen on the Blackpool midfielder, but Villa hope their illustrious rivals will prioritise other targets.Blackpool value the 25-year-old at ?12million but he has just 15 months left on his contract. Manchester United have signed midfielder Rafael Leao on loan from their Brazilian feeder academy Desportivo Brasil and have the option to make the move permanent, as revealed in Sportsmail. Tough-tackling Leao, who is 18 next week, will train with the academy for the rest of the season. United have agreed to let midfielder Corry Evans join Hull City permanently in the summer. Evans, 20, the brother of United defender Jonny Evans, has been on loan atHull since January. Holloway backs Fulham's plans to erect a statue of 'icon' Michael Jackson Adam: Forget United and the rest, my only interest is keeping Blackpool upAll the latest Blackpool news, features and opinion