BlueMeanie
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BLACKBURN Rovers are convinced that Joe Rothwell is on the verge of agreeing a deal to leave the club for Rangers, according to reports.
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Joe Rothwell is an interesting player
Rothwell can sign a pre-contract with a non-English club at the turn of the year.
And Gers boss Gerrard hopes to ward off rivals by striking early, which Rovers prefer.
The former Oxford United star was strongly linked with Brentford over the summer.
But the Bees instead looked elsewhere amid a transfer spree that has helped them to mid-table in their first ever Premier League season.
And now Football League World claim that a source close to the deal told them Blackburn feel a move to Ibrox is "almost certain".
They say a January agreement is in the pipeline to take the Manchester United academy product north.
Norwich City and AFC Bournemouth are also credited with an interest in the player but Blackburn will be determined not to lose him for free when his contract expires at the end of the season.
It is understood they were willing to offload Rothwell last summer for the right price in a bid to keep star striker Adam Armstrong.
But Southampton pounced for Armstrong and now Rovers face losing their other bright spark from last season.