BLACKBURN are “extremely disappointed” with manager John Eustace aft helium prepared to permission them for rivals Derby County
Eustace has activated a daze merchandise clause successful his declaration to clasp talks with the chap Championship side.
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GettyEustace, 45, has been successful complaint of Rovers for a year, with the stunning news coming to airy 1 twelvemonth and 1 time pursuing his archetypal appointment.
The clause successful his woody has allowed him to unfastened negotiations implicit a imaginable determination to the Rams, who helium played for for 2 years.
A damning connection from the Championship promotion hopefuls said: “Blackburn Rovers tin corroborate that caput manager John Eustace has requested support to talk with different Championship club, pursuing the activation of a clause successful his contract.
“The nine is highly disappointed by John Eustace’s petition to clasp discussions with different nine astatine specified a important signifier of the season, but this has present been reluctantly granted.
“With important concern being made during the January transportation window, with six caller additions, respective of whom impressed during yesterday’s FA Cup 4th circular necktie against Wolves, the committee and ownership consciousness the nine are successful a bully presumption to situation for 1 of the play-off places this season.
“With the squad bolstered, cardinal players returning from wounded and Rovers presently successful a beardown presumption successful the Championship, the nine and players stay focused connected achieving the champion imaginable result this season.
“The nine volition marque nary further remark astatine this time.”
According to talkSPORT, Eustace has felt a deficiency of enactment from the Ewood Park outfit’s owners, prompting him to question a determination away.
This has led him to Pride Park, wherever Eustace – who was sacked astatine Birmingham earlier being replaced by Wayne Rooney – is reported to person already accepted the Derby job, though the Championship broadside is not named successful the nine statement.
The merchandise clause successful his declaration is said to beryllium valued betwixt £500,000 and £700,000.
A triumph for Derby – who sacked Paul Warne connected Friday – successful their next lucifer against Oxford United is apt to instrumentality them retired of the relegation zone.
Eustace had insisted helium was “happy” astatine Blackburn, but admitted helium would request to talk to the owners if an authoritative attack had been made.
He said: “I’ve heard rumours that there’s been an authoritative approach, truthful that’s thing I volition person to sermon with the owners.
“I’ve been linked with different teams passim the play truthful we’ll person to hold and see.”
Blackburn beryllium successful sixth spot successful the Championship with a two-point cushion to dropping retired of the play-offs.
A tally of 1 triumph successful their past 5 has threatened to derail their season.
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