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Having made it to the start of September with the likes of Bradley Dack and Darragh Lenihan still at the club, Blackburn Rovers will surely have been pleased with their work in regards to preventing too many high-profile departures from the club during the summer.

But while they may have felt they had got out of the transfer window with goalkeeper David Raya and captain Charlie Mulgrew the only two regular starters to have left the club, the events of the last few days appear to suggest that that very nearly was not the case.

After it was reported on Thursday by Australian website The World Game that A-League side Western Sydney Wanderers were interested in signing striker Danny Graham, Blackburn manager Tony Mowbray then revealed on Friday that while there had been enquiries as to the availability of the striker, the 34-year-old is expected to remain at Ewood Park for the time being.

That is something that will surely be a relief to many around the club.

Not only has Graham demonstrated throughout his three-and-a-half years at Blackburn his worth on the pitch - even while approaching the latter stages of his career - but the striker is also a huge presence in the dressing room, which will surely mean that even those who may have stood to gain more opportunities as a result of Graham's departure, will be pleased to see him remain at the club.

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Since their big-money moves to Ewood Park in each of the last two summer transfer windows, both Ben Brereton and Sam Gallagher have arguably struggled to settle in at the club somewhat.

Having made the move from Nottingham Forest last summer, Brereton has scored just a single goal in his 30 appearances for Mowbray's side.

Gallagher meanwhile has yet to reproduce the sort of form that he showed during a loan spell at Ewood Park in the 2016/17 campaign, although in fairness to the former Southampton man, he has had just six league games to make that impact, which is going to be made harder by the fact he has spent much of the season so far on the right-hand side of midfield.

But while Graham's now seemingly unlikely departure would have given both Gallagher and Brereton the chance to improve those records - leaving Gallagher arguably further down the pecking order to move more centrally into Blackburn's attack - you feel both will be pleased to see the striker still at the club.

At 20 and 23-years-old respectively, both Brereton and Gallagher are still at the early stages of their footballing career, and both still have much to learn in the game.

As a result, having a player such as Graham, who has well over 500 appearances and 177 goals under his belt in his career, there are arguably few better placed in this division than the 34-year-old to offer the sort of insight to Gallagher and Brereton in order to help them develop their game even further.

Indeed, with Graham having shown during his time at Blackburn to operate as both a hold-up man and someone who can create chances for teammates - he has provided 16 assists in his three full seasons at Ewood Park - those young strikers at the club will have the opportunity to learn more than one way to play the game from someone who has been there and done it for many years.

Having been forced to rely on Graham and Graham alone for the past few years now, the opportunity to have two strikers in Gallagher and Brereton who will be able to operate in the same way as the man himself in years to come will surely be an exciting proposition for Mowbray and co.

It may mean they have to wait their turn in the short term, but with the potential long term benefits mean that the likes of Gallagher and Brereton will surely be pleased to have Graham around Blackburn Rovers for some time yet.

Given what he has done - and still can do - for the club, you feel they won't be the only ones.