are continuing their monitoring of the European market amid their search for value in this summer’s transfer window.

Complications over European recruitment have brought about by the UK leaving the European Union but Rovers that hasn’t stopped Rovers exploring the prospect of overseas deals.

Thomas Kaminski was the first signing of last summer, brought in from KAA Gent, the goalkeeper going onto be named as the club’s player of the year and named on standby for the Belgium national squad.

Rovers are still to name a head of recruitment following the departure of Stuart Harvey to Sunderland, but have a similar incumbent in Glyn Chamberlain identifying talent outside of the UK, a market the club are looking to tap into, with their search for a new recruitment chief down to a final shortlist.

Toulouse striker Rhys Healey is one possible replacement for Adam Armstrong should he move on, with a midfield option also understood to have been explored.

Rovers first looked at the European market in 2019, without success, despite looking at the likes of Adam Maher and Philipp Klement, with their first breakthroughs coming last summer with Kaminski and fellow goalkeeper Antonis Stergiakis.

The squad return to pre-season training on Sunday without Ben Brereton, but top scorer Armstrong will be among them as speculation mounts over his future.

Rovers are still to receive any offers for the 24-year-old who netted 29 times last season, and remain in discussions over the prospect of extending his contract.

Norwich City yesterday spent £9m of the £33m received by selling Emi Bunedia to Aston Villa by signing Milot Rashica from Werder Bremen, but remain the market for a striker.

Southampton and West Ham are understood to have shown strong interest, with Fulham’s monitoring of the situation likely to be affected by the future of manager Scott Parker.