John Dahl Tomasson has revealed that he wanted to sign Deniz Undav for Blackburn Rovers during his time with the Championship team.
The forward initially joined VfB Stuttgart on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion in August 2023 and made his move permanent a year later.
Tomson attempted 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-Gillois for Undaw to join them at the end of the summer.
Graham Potter was then in charge and left the Premier League team for Chelsea. He replaced him with Roberto De Zerbi in September 2022.
Undaw performed well under both managers, managing eight goals and assists in 923 minutes. He initially had to join the Bundesliga team on loan due to limited playing time.
Tomson wanted Undaw at Blackburn Rovers
Before moving to Germany, the English club tried to sign him through a loan deal.
Tomsson 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 talked about Difficult situation at his former club.
“It was a difficult situation at Blackburn. They were cutting the budget. I signed up for a project that no longer existed.”
This will reveal what problems he faced while bringing the signatures.
The manager has now given an interview rioter To discuss the Germany international and his chances of making the national team.
soccer channel Released his comments on his desire to sign Undaw for Blackburn Rovers. The outlet has taken an interest in what Tomson says is because of his time spent with Sweden.
“I have a funny story about Undav. When I was the coach of Blackburn Rovers in England, I tried to sign him during the winter. I really wanted him,” He said.
“I think he came from Belgium and that year he played in the Premier League with Brighton. He didn’t play every game, but he scored five goals and I tried to sign him. I had a very young team and no proven strikers. That was the season we finished seventh and missed promotion.”
Attacker won’t regret Rovers’ failed move
Deniz Undav has scored 53 goals and 28 assists in 106 matches for Stuttgart, of which 21 goals and 12 assists have come this season. His form for the club helped him make his debut for Germany in March 2024 and he has since made six appearances for his country.
This would not have been possible had he joined Blackburn Rovers. Due to this, even Stuttgart will not be confident of buying him in August 2024.
While Tomson regrets his missing out, Undav will be happy with his alternative move to Stuttgart.
transfer market He was valued at €20m and his highest value was €28m, in December 2024, when he was on loan with Stuttgart.
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