OWEN Coyle is hoping to get an answer from Danny Graham this week after confirming Blackburn Rovers have made a ‘good offer’ for the ‘outstanding’ striker.
Graham finished last season as Rovers’ top scorer after signing on loan from Sunderland in January.
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Upon being installed into the Ewood Park hotseat Coyle quickly made it clear he wanted to sign the 30-year-old once his Black Cats contract expires on June 30.
To that end the new Rovers boss held face-to-face talks with Graham and his representative at the start of last week.
Discussions continued over the weekend but, with the clock ticking down to the start of pre-season, and with a new forward line to construct, Coyle admits it is getting to the point where he needs to know either way.
He said: “I’ve been very public and clear on this – I’d love to bring Danny Graham back to the football club. I make no bones about that.
“I had a good meeting with Danny and his representative and spoke to him again over the weekend.
“From where we are, I think we’ve made a good offer for Blackburn Rovers. Hopefully we get to hear by the middle of this week because, it’s like anything else, I can’t wait around forever.
“I’d love to get Danny here. He’s an outstanding player and I think he’s a very nice man as well.
“We’d love to bring him to the club but ultimately there comes a point when hopefully it’s secured and, if not, then I have to look and readjust.”
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