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  • 13/07/2025
Steve Bruce reacts to reported interest from Charlton Athletic in Blackpool winger Rob Apter.
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00:00Earlier this week it was reported that Charlton are interested in Rob Apter, have you received anything official from Ben on that?
00:07We have had conversations with John, where it's at I really don't know but that's for other of us to talk about.
00:16I think there's been a conversation between the clubs, we don't want to sell Rob but we all know in football everybody has their price
00:27and whether there's any more developments on it, I'm not too quite sure.
00:31Obviously he's a shining light, he's someone that's come through the system, under you in particular he's really impressed with us from them.
00:37He's a dying breed isn't he? He's one of them ones who can go past people and make something happen.
00:43As I've said we all don't want him to go but it's football and if it gets to a level of money and also for Rob if it gets to the championship
00:52then it's obviously a difficult situation for us but we'll see what develops, we'll be open and honest with the punters like we always are and see the way it is.
01:03Is it a similar level of respect to Rob but you showed to Kyle George if we had an opportunity to come through him?
01:07Yes, exactly the same as a manager, you don't want these lads to go, I really like him, I like Kyle but it's like anything.
01:15The top level, as I said everybody's got that price, we don't want them to leave.
01:21If it gets to a level where we think it's really really good money for us then we'll have to have a look at it and see what it takes.
01:29Do yourself and people above you have that plan in place wherever he does go?
01:34We're always planning for it, the one thing you never want to do is sell your good players.
01:40But we are a Division 1 team and when the bigger boys come not only with the financial package that they can add to our club but also the player then it becomes one of them difficult situations that we show the same respect as we did with Kyle.

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