Ince could take Blackpool to court over transfer payment

The prospect of Blackpool FC facing yet another court case looms large over a financial dispute between the club and its former player Tom Ince.
Tom Ince in action for Huddersfield this seasonTom Ince in action for Huddersfield this season
Tom Ince in action for Huddersfield this season

It has been reported that the Huddersfield winger claims he is still owed a share of the proceeds from his transfer from Blackpool to Hull City in July 2014.

According to The Sun, the 25-year-old has consulted the PFA's legal team and could take the matter to court.

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A Blackpool FC spokesman told The Gazette: "We are aware of this matter, which is ongoing, but have no comment to make at this time."

Ince, son of former Blackpool manager Paul, was out of contract when he joined Hull, though Pool were entitled to compensation as he was only 22 at the time.

The clubs finalised a compensation figure in January 2015, believed to be £2.3m.

The Gazette understands Blackpool are claiming that any financial agreement they had with Ince was invalidated because he ran down his contract in his final season at the club, during which he became unsettled.

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Ince did not play for Blackpool again after his father's sacking as manager in January 2014 and spent the final three months of the season on loan at Crystal Palace

He played 113 times for Blackpool over three seasons, scoring 33 goals, having joined the Seasiders from Liverpool in the summer of 2011.

Ince spent just one season at Hull before moving on to Derby County. He signed for Huddersfield in July this year.