Gallagher has chipped in with ten or more direct goal involvements in each of his previous two seasons at Ewood Park and is on eight after just 16 league appearances this term.

The versatile forward has been one of Blackburn's unsung heroes this season and is fully deserving of a new deal.

The Verdict

Gallagher being tied down to a new deal is good but there's further pressing matters at the club in terms of contracts.

Thomas Kaminski, Darragh Lenihan, Joe Rothwell, Ryan Nyambe and Ben Brereton Diaz are all out of contract in the summer as it stands.

The situation will have a lot of clubs circling for a potential bargain in the summer transfer window or even this month and needs to be resolved to put supporters' minds at rest.

In the meantime Tony Mowbray is doing an outstanding job managing the club, and has seemed to improve every single player within his squad at some point this season.

There has been more speculation about Rothwell and Brereton Diaz than the other three, but if the latter trio can be tied down anyway this month it would give the club a huge boost in looking beyond the end of the current campaign.