TONY Mowbray says he has been assured that there will be money to spend in the transfer market this summer as he looks to make his mark on the Rovers team.

Mowbray agreed to stay on as Rovers head coach following three separate meetings with owners Venky’s in India in which he received the assurances he wanted to continue in his role.

He had been told that he wouldn’t be forced in to player sales, and that decisions over the club’s 15 under contract players would be his as he looks to shape his side to try and launch an immediate push for promotion back to the Championship.

And the 53-year-old has also been assured by the Rao family that he will be able to spend money in the transfer market to attract players to Ewood Park.

“There is going to be a budget to purchase some players,” he said.

“It can be done on free transfers and loan players, but I would like to try and build a club and not have a scenario of having so many players leave at the end of the season.

“You have to try and build an infrastructure and a contractual situation where less players run out of contract.

“We have to remember that we are in League One, so there shouldn’t be an expectation from the supporters that we are going to spend millions and millions of pounds on players.

“There aren’t many teams in League One that buy any footballers, so it is good for me that we can go and buy players.

“There is a budget for us, so we have to get players that are good enough to get us to the top end in this league and hopefully it will see us bounce straight back.”

Rovers spent just £250,000 in the last two transfer windows, bringing in player of the season Derrick Williams from Bristol City in August.

However, Rovers recouped £12million in fees during the two windows, and former boss Owen Coyle was left frustrated in his attempts to further strengthen his squad in January.

Mowbray says fans must understand that he won’t be splashing millions on players, but has been assured of the necessary funding needed and hopes the recruitment process can happen sooner rather than later.

“Before I came out to India, I started initial conversations with one or two people and hopefully we can start the process very quickly from this point on and try to rebuild the team,” he told the club’s official website.

“We understand that there are specific areas in the squad that need filling, the owners have listened to all that I have had to say and they were very on board with the ideas.

“So, hopefully, we will get on in the next few weeks and try to start the recruitment process.”