Town’s head of recruitment Sam Williams is reported to have watched Blues target Sam Gallagher in action for Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.

Gallagher made his first start since September as the Lancastrians drew 1-1 at home with Huddersfield Town yesterday.

According to Sun on Sunday reporter Alan Nixon, Williams was at the game to run the rule over the 28-year-old.

The Blues have had a number of offers in excess of £1 million turned down with Blackburn initially appearing open to allowing Gallagher to move on before getting cold feet earlier in the week, feeling the players’ departure would leave them short on numbers up front.

Rovers were linked with Birmingham striker Lukas Jutkiewicz late last week, while a report this morning says Watford’s Mileta Rajovic is top of their list of potential recruits but with the Hornets after around £4 million for the Dane.

TWTD understands there had been no movement on the deal in the latter part of the week with Gallagher’s start yesterday also an indication that nothing is close.

But Williams’s apparent presence at Ewood Park yesterday suggests the Blues remain interested in the former Southampton striker, who is understood to be very keen on the move.

Stoke City and Sunderland have also been eyeing Gallagher, while his former Blackburn boss Tony Mowbray was reported to be interested in taking him to Birmingham City yesterday.

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Bluearmy_81 added 10:21 - Jan 21 With only one fit ‘striker’ in the squad surely we need a minimum of two in this week?!
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Wallingford_Boy added 10:26 - Jan 21 Hopefully watching Szmodics not Gallagher!
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MK1 added 10:33 - Jan 21 He or Moore are exactly what we need. If we can get either through the door before deadline day, then we are in a good place. Without either Jackson will have a big part to play. We are still in an excellent position, so nothing to be nervous about.
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Cambsrover14 added 10:42 - Jan 21 You can't afford Gallagher let alone Szmodics.
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Cambsrover14 added 10:44 - Jan 21 Maybe 1.5m plus Chaplin you might get him otherwise move on
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BulgarianBlue added 10:57 - Jan 21 Thanks for your captain, Cambsrover14
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Linkboy13 added 11:02 - Jan 21 Szmodic's is not an out and out target man more of a number ten so we won't be signing him.
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Cambsrover14 added 11:10 - Jan 21 Joyousblue you can't afford Gallagher. So you lot thinking you can't get szmodics is a laugh in it's self. Also Travis will be back here when JDT goes in the summer.
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barrystedmunds added 11:22 - Jan 21 He makes a rare start as if to reiterate his importance to Blackburn but the cynic in me says it’s all about screwing us for as much as they possibly can. There’s clearly a balance to be struck here; he’s reportedly on big wages, we don’t need to pay over the top. Hopefully common sense will prevail but if not, move on.
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ImAbeliever added 11:27 - Jan 21 S/be down not up tick for the Rovers first post grr
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itfckenty added 11:28 - Jan 21 In all honesty cambsrover, you have come onto a Ipswich town fan site and started digging. What do you expect to happen? Unfortunately not everyone will take kindly to some debate.
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ArnieM added 11:28 - Jan 21 Why “ watch” Gallagher? We must know enough about him by now. He’s returning from injury which is not a good thing we’ve been stung by this b4. We need a player who can hit the ground running. Not sure why Blackburn fan? On here, thinks us being interested in Szmodics is laughable. We are better placed than BB , and have good financial backing plus we’ve got the best young coach around as manager atm. Fans may laugh it off, but players are no mugs unless of course they like to be the big fish in a little pond.

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Fat_Boy_Tim added 11:50 - Jan 21 Cambsrover - 33 points, little club with no captain, bless.
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HopefulBlue69 added 12:11 - Jan 21 I guess it must be the same for all supporters of little clubs like cambsrover, they dream of being part of something huge like town are going through and can't help themselves when joining supporters group of much bigger clubs and pretending to be involved...
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BlueySwede added 12:14 - Jan 21 Don´t blame Cambsrover for coming on here at all. Their own forum can´t be much fun at the moment..Decent start, and now it is all falling apart for them. Losing a good player like Travis and no investment (we sure remember what it feels like).
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dyersdream added 12:29 - Jan 21 Camsrover we can afford anybody in this division! It’s the FFP which stops us we are by far the richest club out of premiership
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churchmans added 12:30 - Jan 21 Canbsrover LOL
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churchmans added 12:33 - Jan 21 @cambsrover FYI scmodics want to come here but we ai t got a position for him as we already have plenty of midfielders attacking midfielders! And finally we will take whoever we want from your club if we so choose! 2bob small club
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churchmans added 12:34 - Jan 21 @dyersdream we would be one of the richest in the prem aswell
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Nomore4 added 13:16 - Jan 21 More chance of Travis retiring at the end of the season, than return to Blackburn…..
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Ronnie147 added 13:18 - Jan 21 Cambsrover14.. you can have Chaplins little finger for Szmodics and Gallagher!..
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MK1 added 13:34 - Jan 21 #Cambsrover. You do realise that we can afford to buy your entire club, let alone the squad. FFP won't permit, but we are minted.
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Tufty added 13:57 - Jan 21 Cambsrover butter twisted and jealous. Watching our team being built while yours is slowly dismantled
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Tufty added 13:57 - Jan 21 Cambsrover butter twisted and jealous. Watching our team being built while yours is slowly dismantled
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backwaywhen added 14:43 - Jan 21 ArnieM …..To meet him after the game , nod nod wink wink .
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