Adam calm amid transfer talk

Blackpool captain Charlie Adam insists the constant transfer speculation surrounding him is not affecting his game.

The 25-year-old has been linked with a move away from Bloomfield Road during the transfer window, with Aston Villa said to have had a bid of 3.5 million pounds rejected.

Several other clubs are also said to be interested, but manager Ian Holloway has made it clear Adam will only be leaving Blackpool if the club receives a big-money offer for the Scotland midfielder.

Adam said he was just doing his best to avoid all the rumours and was focused on getting the job done for Blackpool.

“It really isn’t difficult to ignore all the talk,” Adam told the Blackpool Gazette.

“I am a footballer and I want to keep playing well, and hopefully I can play for many years.”

“There is going to be speculation about lads at Blackpool because the players are playing well. You can’t stop speculation, so you just get on with it.”

“Everybody has something to say about football, everybody has an opinion. Some people like it, some people don’t. You get on with it.”

However, Adam, who has made 17 appearances for Blackpool this season, admitted the lure of playing for one the biggest clubs in the Premier League was strong.

“The bottom line is that everybody knows I want to play at the highest level. I want to play at the top of the tree, as they say,” Adam said.

“This has been a fantastic part of my life coming to Blackpool, and it has been fantastic being part of this club and working with this manager.”

“At the end of the day everybody has ambition and I want to play at the highest level I can. Hopefully one day it will happen.”