TOM INCE STAYING WHERE HE IS AT BLACKPOOL

ABOVE: New dad Tom Ince will be staying at Blackpool

NEW dad Tom Ince has snubbed a move to Cardiff following the birth of his first child.

The England Under-21 midfielder became a father on Thursday with the birth of daughter Halle Rae.

And that has prompted him to reject an £8m transfer to the Premier League new boys.

It comes as a major blow for Cardiff manager Malky Mackay, who met Ince on Monday having had an offer accepted by Blackpool.

A Cardiff statement said that both Tom and his dad Paul – who is Blackpool’s manager – felt it was the wrong time to make the move, even though personal terms had been agreed.

The statement read: “Paul confirmed that, due to the recent birth of Thomas’ first child this week, the player didn’t want to leave his family or the ­Seasiders at this stage of his life.”

Mackay will take his squad to Switzerland on Sunday for a week-long training camp.

He said: “You are constantly spinning 10 plates at once in the transfer window with players and agents. We will move on.”