Harry Chapman says his next move has to be ‘the perfect one’ as he weighs up his future – and believes travel time has affected his time with Rovers.

Chapman is out of contract in the summer, and having spent the majority of the last 18 months out on loan, has suggested his time at Ewood Park is coming to an end.

The 24-year-old has made only 15 appearances for Rovers since signing permanently for the club in January 2019 after a loan spell in 2017/18 was cut short by injury.

Chapman has failed to live up to the promise he showed during his short stay in the League One promotion campaign and said that his commuting had impacted on his time with Rovers.

After starring in the second half of last season for Shrewsbury Town, and signing a one-year extension to his Rovers deal, Chapman was snapped up by the Brewers where he has become a regular in the side under Jimmy Flloyd Hasselbaink.

And Chapman said: “My future, I have no idea. I am out of contract at Blackburn and I have all summer to decide what I want to do.

“I think the next move has to be the perfect one for me. I’m getting to that age where I need to play, cement my place in a team and really show what I can do.

“It could be here, you never know. We’ll have to see what the future holds. I like the boys. I like living in the area, it’s a really nice place to live.”

And Chapman believes being settled is key to his form, with the midweek win over Rotherham United his fourth consecutive start, compared to Rovers where he would travel to East Lancashire from his native north east.

He feels that played a part in his time at the club, with almost as many appearances for the Under-23s as first-team since being signed from Boro three years ago.

He told Staffordshire Live: “My dad moved here about 10 years ago and has been here ever since. He’s always spoken highly of living here. We live in a little farm village. There’s not much about but what do I need?

“When I was at Blackburn, I used to travel from Hartlepool ever day, a two-hour slog there and a two-hour slog back.

“I think that affected performances because my body wasn’t right from all the travelling. Living locally, I’ve definitely reaped the rewards from that.”

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