THE representative of Tommy Spurr has confirmed there is interest in the Blackburn Rovers left-back.

Spurr is the only out-of-contract player new Rovers boss Owen Coyle has offered fresh terms to.

But the 28-year-old, who will shortly return from holiday, is also weighing up offers from clubs including Preston North End.

“Tommy is a free agent and there has been a lot of interest in him,” said Kevin Sharp, who represents Spurr.

“That is not surprising considering his age and experience. He is an attractive proposition.

“Blackburn are keen to keep him while Preston are one of the clubs we have been in discussions with.

“Nothing will be decided until the back end of the month.”

Coyle has signed Scotland Under-21 international Stephen Hendrie on a season-long loan from West Ham United.

But he is hopeful that Spurr will put to pen paper with Rovers and rival Hendrie for the left-back spot.

Coyle, whose squad returns to training on Monday, said: “Ultimately we can do the best what we can within our own finance because it’s not just one or two players I have to bring in to complement the squad, there’s a number of positions.

“But we’d certainly like to have an experienced left-back, which Tommy obviously is, and an exciting young one, who will continue to improve and get better, and have that competition for that spot.”