Blackpool striker Jerry Yates chased by FIVE clubs but they’ll have to splash out £4m to land Tangerines’ top scorer

BLACKPOOL face a fight to keep hold of top scorer Jerry Yates following relegation to League One.

Yates, 26, scored 14 goals in the Championship last season.

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However, the hotshot’s efforts still could not keep the Tangerines up.

Now play-off finalists Luton and Coventry are both plotting a move for the ace.

And second-tier sides West Brom, Bristol City and newly-promoted Ipswich have all shown interest in hotshot Yates.

SunSport understands a bid of £2.5million from an unnamed club has been rejected.

And Blackpool are holding out for their £4m valuation.

The striker claimed a hat-trick at the club’s end-of-season awards after winning the Players’ Player of the Year, top scorer and goal of the season gongs.

Yates still has 12 months remaining on his contract at Bloomfield Road.

And there is also the option of another year.

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The star ended the campaign in the top 10 goalscorers for the Championship.

He scored 15 in all competitions with his other goal coming in Blackpool’s FA Cup third round shock over Premier League outfit Nottingham Forest.

Yates came through the ranks at Rotherham and enjoyed loan spells in non-league with Harrogate before going on to have stints with Carlisle and Swindon.

Blackpool swooped for him in 2020 and he helped them to earn promotion via the League One play-offs the following year.

He has scored 42 goals in 124 league appearances for the club during his time there.