Liverpool and Tottenham target Junior Hoilett to stay at Blackburn after club sets 8 million pounds asking price

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Liverpool and Tottenham both tried to sign Junior Hoilett in January but were put off after Blackburn set an asking price of 8 million pounds, Goal.com can reveal.

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The winger has been described by well-placed sources as ‘almost certain’ to stay at Ewood Park until his contract expires in the summer after Blackburn priced him out of a move.

Both Spurs and Liverpool have made inquiries for the 21-year-old but were deterred by Blackburn’s price tag as manager Steve Kean seeks to keep his best players in the club’s bid to avoid relegation this season.

Hoilett is keen to test himself at a bigger club and has decided to leave Blackburn at the end of the season amid interest from leading Premier League outfits. Kenny Dalglish and Harry Redknapp will be leading the queue of clubs looking to recruit the Canadian in the summer.

If Hoilett leaves Ewood Park after running down his contract, Blackburn will be entitled to compensation for ‘training costs’, most likely to be set by tribunal, as he is a product of their youth system.

That sum is likely to be less than half the 8 million pounds Blackburn wanted this month but provides the Premier League strugglers with some financial protection as Hoilett runs down his deal.

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Kevin De Bruyne undergoes Chelsea medical as he completes a 6.7m pounds move from Genk

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Kevin De Bruyne is at Chelsea’s training ground this morning undergoing a medical as he completes a move from Genk, Goal.com can reveal.

The Stamford Bridge club have agreed a fee of 6.7 million pounds with the Belgium outfit and he will then be loaned back to Genk for the rest of the season.

It is understood that the 20-year-old attacking midfielder will sign a five-and-a-half year contract with Chelsea.

De Bruyne will become the third Belgian youngster to join Chelsea in the last six months, following the arrivals of Romelu Lukaku and De Bruyne’s former Genk teammate Thibaut Courtois last summer.

The two clubs came to an agreement last night following weeks of negotiations and the winger flew into London in the last 24 hours to put the finishing touches to the move.

Andre Villas-Boas revealed last week that the pursuit of De Bruyne was being driven by others at Stamford Bridge as part of the club’s policy to target and recruit young players for the future.

“It’s not within my immediate projects. It’s a target that’s decided by the club, that I knew about for quite some time,” said Villas-Boas. “He was under the scrutiny of the club for some time, we’ve been following this player.

"Romelu Lukaku the same, and Petr Cech was the same when we arrived in 2004. In the sense that the club policy for the future, it’s the right thing [to buy him] and I’ll do everything in my power for him to reach maximum potential.”