Premier League Blackpool close in on Brett Pitman

Thursday 19th August 2010, 2:59PM BST.

Brett Pitman celebrates scoring for Bournemouth against Macclesfield last season

Brett Pitman celebrates scoring for Bournemouth against Macclesfield last season

JERSEYMAN Brett Pitman could become a Premiership footballer today as he is discussing personal terms with Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.

NPower League One AFC Bournemouth yesterday accepted a new bid from Blackpool, after they had earlier in the day turned down a bid of £400,000.

Bournemouth chairman Eddie Mitchell said his club’s board had reluctantly agreed to accept the second offer – believed to be in the region of £600,000 – for the former First Tower United and St Paul’s forward.


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