It's a strange one Taff, that's for sure.
Ince certainly did refuse the contract Liverpool offered him to stay, but there must have been more to it than just that. Don't understand if Ince's wage demands were too rich for Liverpool, why he'd choose go to Blackpool who probably wouldn't have offered him anything like that in the Championship.
Strange that Liverpool let him leave out of contract for a mere pittance of a compensation fee from Blackpool, and now 18 months later want to buy him back for £7M. Also not sure how the sell on clause they had would impact on the fee they're offering. Would they deduct that from the £7M or is it included?
At the time, the Liverpool official supporter's site posted this.
"Ince took a step closer to moving to Bloomfield Road this weekend. Liverpool have agreed in principle to allow Ince to move, and the player will discuss personal terms with the Tangerines once a compensation fee has been agreed. Suffice to say that, as promising as he may be, the 19-year-old will not be missed at Anfield and will be much better for dropping down a division in order to progress as a player."