Tony Mowbray’s transfer priority is to sign loan players with a view to permanent moves before the window closes at the end of this month.

Rovers failed in their bid to bring in Nottingham Forest teenager Ben Brereton before last week’s first transfer deadline but are pursuing a loan switch for the attacker.

That is one of three deals Rovers are working on, all understood be initial loan deals which could then be made permanent at a later date.

Mowbray is keen to get deals done in a bid to strengthen his squad and would prefer any loan deals to include permanent options if possible.

When asked if the changes to the transfer windows this summer presented a different challenge, the boss told the Lancashire Telegraph: “A little bit – because we’re trying to sign some players that can become permanent as soon as the next window opens.

“There is a potential cost there but a potential to add players that we would want to move forward with in the future and we see as building blocks for the club who can strengthen us as we move forward in the next couple of years.

“That’s what we’re trying to do, let’s see if we can.”

The boss has already stated he believes it will take up to four transfer windows to create a new-look Rovers side as they adjust to life back in the Championship.

Mowbray is prioritising central defence and attack this month while the boss may also look to add in the middle of midfield having had a deadline day bid for Luke Freeman rejected by QPR.

He added: “We’re working hard behind the scenes to add competition to the group and I’m very hopeful things are tinkering along day by day.

“Everyone wants top, top price to start with so conversations carry on and as it always is during transfer windows, it’s time against money and we’ll try and get the best deals for the players we feel can help our club.

“I’m not desperately pushing expensive deals through because we need it, we’re doing deals we feel are good value for us and ones that will ultimately help the club moving forward.”

Many moves are being held up with selling clubs waiting to bring in loan signings of their own before allowing departures.

“It’s a domino effect, the Premier League are out of that equation other than potentially loaning players out,” Mowbray added

“If they didn’t quite get their quota when their window was open then they won’t want to let their numbers get too low.

“Clubs want to make sure they are sending them to the right club for either professional reasons or financial reasons for them as some clubs are running businesses on loan players to make income. It’s a fine balance.

“We’ll try our very best to strengthen in areas we feel we need to add quality and strength to and hopefully the loan signings will become important players for us once they become acclimatised to what’s expected.

“Hopefully the team is going to be competitive in this division and hopefully win football matches.”