Inter Milan 'make offer' for Blackpool's Thomas Ince

Inter Milan have made a formal contract offer to Blackpool's young forward Thomas Ince.

Piero Ausilio, technical director at Inter, confirmed yesterday that Ince, who is out of contract this summer and in line to receive plenty of offers, is considering a move that would follow in his father's footsteps.

Paul Ince, former manager of his son at Blackpool, spent two seasons with the Nerazzurri in the mid-1990s.

Speaking yesterday, Ausilio said of Ince: "He's a young player with an expiring contract who is weighing up several offers.

"It's definitely not a done deal for Ince. It's an intriguing possibility, him coming here in his father's footsteps."

The England Under-21 international spent the second half of the 2013-14 season on loan in the Premier League with Crystal Palace.