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Given the contribution he has made to the club since his arrival in the summer of 2017, it is undoubtedly fitting that it was Bradley Dack who would hit what proved to be the matchwinner for Blackburn Rovers in their 2-1 win over Reading on Saturday, in what was his 100th appearance for the Lancashire side.

Since arriving from Gillingham for a reported £750,000 fee just over two years ago, Dack's century of appearances for Blackburn have yielded 40 goals, 23 assists, one League One promotion, one club Player of the Year Award, and one League One Player of the Year of the award.

It is perhaps no surprise, therefore, that amidst rumours of Premier League interest in the attacker that seem to emerge with the cycle of each transfer window, recent reports from the Lancashire Telegraph have claimed that Rovers are now in talks with Dack over a new contract for their talisman.

That is a move you can certainly understand, and not just because of his contribution on the pitch.

With his current deal at Ewood Park set to expire at the end of next season, Blackburn will surely want to secure Dack's future at the club not only to ward off that Premier League interest, but also to ensure if the 25-year-old's departure does eventually come, then they will not be losing their key man on the cheap.

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But while Blackburn's decision to look to keep the mercurial midfielder at the club makes perfect sense, there is one aspect of this potential new contract, that really ought to raise a few eyebrows.

According to those reports about Rovers' desire to tie Dack to a new contract, it is thought that a new contract for the 25-year-old would look to bring him in line with the rest of the club's top earners, which kind of begs the question: why isn't he already one of the club's top earners?

The last time Dack was handed a new contract by the club, the midfielder had just completed his debut campaign at Ewood Park, during which time he fired Rovers to an immediate promotion back to the Championship from League One, during which time he won both the club, and the division's player of the season award.

Even at that point, when Dack had yet to experience life in the Championship, it seemed clear how important he would be for Mowbray's side upon their return to the second tier, particularly given even then there were whispers of interest in the midfielder from further up the footballing pyramid.

You would have thought, therefore, that even at that early stage of Dack's Ewood Park career, Blackburn would have been keen to highlight his importance to the club with a deal to reflect his standout contributions to the club, particularly since they would have not have wanted him to have his head turned significantly by that interest from elsewhere.

It seems that that is something Blackburn have got away with so far, and with Dack having just scored in three straight games for the first time in his career, the club's fans will at least be pleased to see that that is not a mistake they are going to make twice.