Blackburn are closing in on the signing of Jordan Ayew on a free transfer to beef up Tony Mowbray’s squad.
After picking up four points against Wolves and Middlesbrough in their first two games of the campaign, Rovers have drawn one and lost two of the last three, which includes a 2-1 defeat at Preston last Saturday.
Mowbray has made it clear that he believes the lack of squad depth has been a major factor in those results, with the club currently dealing with an extensive injury list.
Therefore, the boss had hoped to be active towards the end of the transfer window, but Blackburn couldn’t get deals over the line that Mowbray wanted.
So, the club have had one eye on the free agent market, and it appears they are now close to sealing a swoop for Ayew.
That’s after journalist Alan Nixon confirmed that the 34-year-old has been in talks with the Championship side, and he is ‘expected’ to agree a contract with Blackburn.
Providing it does go through, Ayew — who has amassed over 120 caps for the Ghana national team — will offer Mowbray another experienced head in the final third, and he is capable of filling in different positions in attack, which will be very welcome given the injury issues.
The Ghanaian has been without a club since leaving Leicester in the summer following their relegation to League One, but he looks set to return to the Championship.
