Blackburn Rovers attacker Sam Gallagher has been linked with a move away from Ewood Park, with Ipswich Town, Luton Town and Swansea City all being reported with interest in his service by the Express.

The 28-year-old has plied his trade for the Lancashire side since signing from Southampton in 2019 and is a popular figure at Rovers, although amid injury troubles, he scored just three goals in 24 Championship outings last season.

Sam Gallagher 2023/24 Championship stats
Appearances	24
Starts	20
Minutes played	1,720
Goals	3
Assists	3

Gallagher’s contract with John Eustace’s side is due to expire in 2025, so this summer presents the last opportunity for his club to cash in on their man.

Pundit makes Gallagher claim as transfer interest looms

“Ipswich Town are still thought to be interested in signing Sam Gallagher.

“Kieran McKenna wanted to sign Sam in the January transfer window, numerous bids were turned down by Blackburn.

“But now, the difficulty is that Sam is entering the final year of his contract.

“Blackburn won’t allow the 28-year-old to run his contract down and depart on a free.

“Therefore clubs that are interested in signing him, which a lot are.

“Luton Town and Swansea, to name two, are interested in his signature.

“They know they’re going to receive a cut-price for him because obviously his contract is up next summer.

“Kieran McKenna is thought to still be keen on Sam, and believes he could do a job in the Premier League.

“The difficulty being now for Sam, he has had an injury-ravaged season, he will want to play football, and will he now look at Ipswich Town?

“They’re going to make signings, certainly, with getting promoted back to the Premier League.

“Will he look at how his gametime is going to be limited there?

“So, would he want to be going to somewhere like Luton Town or Swansea, where he’ll be playing regularly?

“Luton Town will be pushing for automatic promotion again next season, and he’ll be playing consistently.

“It’s clear to state that his future is not at Blackburn, I don’t think he’ll be at Blackburn come the end of the summer transfer window.

“It remains to be seen where he’ll finish up, but the temptation of playing in the Premier League will undoubtedly interest him since every player wants to play in the Premier League, but also they want to play regular games.

“Ipswich will look at this as a regularly cheap bargain for Sam in terms of the transfer money, and his wages.

“I think a fee in the region of about £8m would probably see him leave Blackburn Rovers this summer.”

A tricky summer could be in store for Rovers

With Gallagher drawing admirers, particularly Premier League bound Ipswich, the Ewood Park outfit will presumably have to sell him this summer before to the expiration of his contract this time next year.

But the forward is not the only guy who might be lured away from Rovers this summer, as the club’s talisman Sammie Szmodics has been linked with a move to Scottish heavyweights Celtic by Football Insider.

The Ireland international scored 27 goals last season, while without his contributions, Eustace’s side would probably have been relegated to League One.

The Lancashire outfit may find it hard to adjust to life without Gallagher and Szmodics, but such a situation could soon become reality.

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