Blackburn Rovers are set to half methods with supervisor Jon Dahl Tomasson. BBC claims that the 2 sides have agreed a mutual deal for the Danish coach to depart the membership with speedy impact. Blackburn at the moment sits 18th within the second-tiered Championship desk after failing to report a victory of their final eight matches.
Tomasson beforehand joined Rovers in the summertime of 2022 after a profitable spell with Swedish aspect Malmo. The Dane guided Malo to back-to-back Allsvenskan titles earlier than becoming a member of the English membership. Issues, nonetheless, haven’t precisely gone as easily with Blackburn. After ending a good seventh within the standings, the group has discovered themselves in a relegation scrap within the present marketing campaign.
Blackburn lately didn’t signal USMNT striker as a result of technicality
Not solely has Blackburn suffered on the pitch, however they’ve additionally had embarrassing conditions concerning potential transfers as effectively. The membership lately agreed to signal striker Duncan McGuire from Main League Soccer group Orlando Metropolis. Either side agreed to the phrases. But, the deal fell by earlier than the switch deadline on Feb. 1 as a result of late paperwork. EFL officers have since denied an enchantment by Blackburn.
Nonetheless, Blackburn lately issued a press release claiming that they are going to proceed talks with Orlando to herald McGuire this summer season. “The membership is disenchanted by the end result, however accepts the choice of the EFL Board,” mentioned Blackburn officers.
“As was beforehand communicated by the membership, Rovers will fly over to the USA over the approaching weeks to attempt to conclude a pre-contract settlement with Orlando Metropolis, in order that he can formally change into a Rovers participant in the summertime.”
“Rovers want to sincerely thank Duncan McGuire and the participant’s consultant, in addition to Orlando Metropolis and the supporters of each golf equipment, for his or her persistence and understanding on this matter, which is able to hopefully attain a optimistic conclusion in the end.”
The embarrassing second was not the membership’s solely collapse of a switch transfer in current seasons as a result of a technicality. An identical scenario additionally hindered the membership’s potential signing of Lewis O’Brien in 2022 as effectively.
Dahl Tomasson leaves Blackburn for worldwide job
Tomasson, nonetheless, will possible not be with no job for lengthy. out of Sweden declare the coach is taking up as supervisor of the nation’s nationwide group. Sweden has been with out an official head coach since Janne Andersson departed after failing to qualify for the 2024 Euros. It is going to be the primary European event with out Sweden since 1996. Daniel Bäckström is at the moment the group’s caretaker supervisor in the meanwhile.
With Tomasson on the way in which out, Blackburn is naming John Eustace as its new head coach. Eustace served as a supervisor within the Championship within the present marketing campaign. Controversially, Birmingham Metropolis changed Eustace with Wayne Rooney. The previous Manchester United nice lasted lower than three months on the place after successful simply two of 15 whole video games in cost.
Blackburn subsequent faces Stoke Metropolis in an important Championship matchup on Saturday, Feb.10. It’s unclear if Eustace will likely be on the sidelines for the membership on such brief discover.
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