According to growing reports in press Bayern Munich's Turkish under 21 striker Deniz Yilmaz is closing in on a switch to Premier League side Blackpool.

Yilmaz is an establish player in Bayern Munich 2, the reserve side for Bayern Munich. He has scored 27 times for them in 88 appearances.

The Turkish starlet will be tempted to a move to have a crack at Ist team football in the Premier League. He currently is on quite low wages and won't command a large transfer fee. All this which makes the transfer highly likely.

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Manager Ian Holloway has dismissed claims that his side is weakest in the Premier League. He said that the stiff challenge will be met by management,fans and players alike.

Blackpool finished sixth last season in the Championship and gained promotion having won the play offs. Holloway added that the spirit of fans and players will decide whether they avoid the relegation or not.

"You couldn't ask for any harder away games," Holloway said of Blackpool's first set of away fixtures to the club's website. "But no matter what happens, we've got to play them all by the end of the season at home and away.

"The reality has hit home now, we've seen ourselves in the division with the other names there, so it's totally real. It's fantastic for every one of us to have that challenge.

"Don't write us off too quickly with our lads, it was fantastic what they achieved last season and it's amazing what spirit can do.

"I'm just really pleased that our fans will have a home game to start with."

Blackpool will face Wigan Athletic on August 14 at Bloomfield road.

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