Birmingham City apparently had their eye on Blackburn Rovers target man Sam Gallagher, but they ultimately failed to secure his services.Football Insider claims that the Blues initiated negotiations with Rovers in January over the 28-year-old player. Tony Mowbray prioritized finding a new striker when he took over as manager after Wayne Rooney was fired.There were reports that the arrangement under negotiation was a loan agreement.Naturally,
Mowbray had previously worked with Gallagher at Blackburn when he was the manager at Ewood Park, and in 2017–18, the player was on loan at St. Andrew’s.Blackburn’s contract with Gallagher expires this summer, but the Lancashire team does have a 12-month option to extend it, so you would think they would want to
In light of this, FLW discussed Birmingham City’s winter interest in Gallagher with former England international midfielder Carlton Palmer.Palmer was questioned on if the Blues should try to get Gallagher on a free transfer this summer and whether they should rekindle their interest in him.Palmer told Football League World that “Birmingham City might be looking to re-sign Sam Gallagher – his contract’s up at Blackburn Rovers in the summer.””He has already collaborated with Tony Mowbray, and Birmingham City will undoubtedly wait to see where they stand in the division.They are in major difficulty since they are now fighting for relegation and Tony Mowbray is out on medical leave.
