Tony Pulis has made a £4 million bid for Liverpool's Charlie Adam

Tony Pulis has made a £4 million bid for Liverpool's Charlie Adam and hopes to complete a deal in the next 24 hours.

Charlie Adam had been planning to stay at Anfield this season

Stoke City manager Pulis wants the former Blackpool midfielder to bolster his options at the Britannia Stadium.

Pulis has moved for Adam, who appears surplus to requirements under new Anfield manager Brendan Rodgers, after considering alternative deals for Spurs' Tom Huddlestone and Blackburn Rovers' Steven N'Zonzi. He faces opposition from Fulham and Everton, who have both made tentative enquiries for the 26-year-old and Turkish club Fenerbahce is are also another potential destination.

Charlie Adam has dismissed suggestions of a move to Fulham by declaring he wants fight for his place at Liverpool.

Charlie Adam has dismissed suggestions of a move to Fulham by declaring he wants fight for his place at Liverpool.

PA PhotosCharlie Adam plans to stay at Anfield this season

Adam, 26, has been linked with Fulham as part of a possible part-exchange deal to bring striker Clint Dempsey to Anfield.

The midfielder has held talks with manager Brendan Rodgers over his future, and has been made aware that his first-team opportunities could be limited this season. He was an unused substitute on Saturday as Liverpool lost their opening Premier League game 3-0 at West Brom.