Jon Dahl Tomasson has revealed he wanted to sign Deniz Undav for Blackburn Rovers during his time with the Championship side. 

The forward joined VfB Stuttgart initially on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion in August 2023 and made his move permanent a year later.

Tomasson made an attempt to bring the 29-year-old to Blackburn Rovers during the player’s time at The Amex.

In January 2022, the Seagulls agreed a deal with Royale Union Saint-Gilloise for Undav to join them later that summer.

Graham Potter was then in charge and left the Premier League side for Chelsea. They replaced him with Roberto De Zerbi in September 2022.

Undav featured under both managers, managing eight goals and an assist from 923 minutes. The limited playing time saw him join the Bundesliga side, initially on loan.

Tomasson wanted Undav at Blackburn Rovers

The English club tried to sign him, via a loan deal, prior to his move to Germany.

Tomasson joined the second division English club in July 2022 and left in February 2024, a month before taking the Sweden job. He managed 90 games for Blackburn Rovers, winning 41 and losing 36. In 2024, he had talked about...