Stewart Downing is one of six first-team players to have signed a short-term deal until the end of the season, as Blackburn Rovers confirm who is remaining their retained list.
Stewart Downing Signs Short-Term Deal
Extending Beyond June 30 Deadline
The extension of the 2019/20 season has meant that clubs have to agree on short-term deals with players to remain until the end of the campaign.
Six players who were out of contract at Ewood Park have agreed to stay beyond the end of their original contract of June 30.
One of those players is former Liverpool winger Stewart Downing, who has made 37 appearances for Blackburn Rovers this season, scoring three times.
Joining the 35-year-old in remaining until the end of the season is Danny Graham, despite not having his best season in a blue and white shirt. The 34-year-old has scored just three times this season, in comparison to the 15 he registered during the 2018/19 campaign.
Sam Hart will also remain at Ewood Park until the end of the season, despite spending the second half of this season on loan with Shrewsbury Town.
Dominic Samuel is perhaps one player who can count himself lucky to have agreed a short-term deal. The 26-year-old has not been a prolific striker throughout his career, and that has not changed during his time with the Lancashire club.
Jayson Leutwiler and Richie Smallwood have also signed short-term deals.
While the quarter are all merely squad players at Ewood Park, they will all have a vital part to play in Rovers’ play-off push.
Tony Mowbray’s side currently sit eighth in the Championship, just one point behind Preston North End, who occupy the last play-off place.
They returned from their enforced three-month hiatus last Saturday with a 3-1 win over Bristol City, thanks to goals from Corry Evans, Tosin Adarabioyo and Adam Armstrong.
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