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Blackburn Rovers midfielder Isaac Whitehall has signed a new one-year contract at Ewood Park.
Whitehall, 22, who has been with the club since he was 12, also has the option of a further season.
Having missed over two-and-a-half years with a foot injury, he is targeting a first-team return after appearing for the Under-21s last term.
“It’s a fresh start,” he said. “Hopefully I can get a good full pre-season,
Goalkeeper Leo Wahlstedt has departed Blackburn Rovers to join Danish Superliga club AGF for an undisclosed fee.
The 24-year-old signed for Rovers from Norwegian side Odds Ballklubb in August 2023 on a three-year deal to replace former goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski.
Sweden international Wahlstedt kept four clean sheets in his 25 appearances for the club across all competitions.
Blackburn ended last season in 19th place in the Championship while AGF finished
Portsmouth ended their 12-year stay out of the Championship last season as they won the League One title.
After a trip to Elland Road on the opening day they then face relegated side Luton at home the following weekend before making the long trip to Michael Carrick’s Middlesbrough in their third league match of the campaign.
Oxford United won promotion back to the second tier through the play-offs to end
Blackburn Rovers have been charged by the FA for failing to control supporters during their Championship defeat by Ipswich Town last season.
The 1-0 defeat at Ewood Park on March 29 left Rovers three points above the relegation zone and sent the Tractor Boys top of the table.
The club have until Monday to respond to the charge.
An FA statement said the Lancashire club “have been charged with misconduct
Blackburn Rovers have appointed former striker Rudy Gestede as head of football operations.
The 35-year-old scored 35 goals in 72 appearances for Rovers before leaving for Aston Villa in July 2015.
He also had spells in English league football with Cardiff City and Middlesbrough and also played in France, Australia, Greece and Iran.
“I couldn’t take my first steps into life off the pitch in a better place than with
Leicester City head coach Enzo Maresca told BBC Radio Leicester:
“The best feeling is to see all the fans happy. If we think about less than a year ago, some of them were very sad, kids crying.
“To see them happy, to be honest I wake up and work every day for this moment.
“It’s about the players. They have been fantastic because they’ve been open minded since day one.
Blackburn Rovers defender Scott Wharton is expected to miss the majority of next season after suffering a serious knee injury.
The 26-year-old fell awkwardly late on in Sunday’s 3-1 home defeat by fellow Championship strugglers Sheffield Wednesday.
Wharton, the older brother of Crystal Palace midfielder Adam, made 34 appearances in all competitions for Rovers this campaign.
John Eustace’s men are three points above the relegation zone with two matches of
Blackburn Rovers will “stick together” after a chastening defeat by fellow relegation candidates Sheffield Wednesday left them just three points off the drop zone, head coach John Eustace said.
The Owls were gifted two goals following two bizarre goalkeeping errors by Rovers keeper Aynsley Pears in Sunday’s 3-1 Championship defeat.
That loss meant that Eustace’s side still need four points from their final two games of the season to be
Blackburn are still tracking USA international Duncan McGuire after his transfer fell through in January.
The Championship club £3.5m deal for the striker collapsed after a staff member failed to submit paperwork to the English Football League.
Orlando player McGuire has begun the season well for his club, scoring three goals in seven