Manchester United, Liverpool, Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea and the rest of the Premier League clubs continue to weigh up their summer transfer window options ahead o next season.

Mowbray has been out to Holland to watch Maher, 25, on a number of occasions but faces a big challenge to tempt the Holland international to play in the Championship.

Blackburn have made Stewart Downing their first summer signing after he agreed a one-year deal. he former England international, 34, who was released by Middlesbrough.

The towering centre back was going to find chances hard to come by under Pep Guardiola at City and so he has returned to the Championship on loan, having spent last season at West Brom.

Lewis Holtby has signed a two year contract with Blackburn Rovers. The 29-year old former Tottenham and Germany midfielder was a free agent after leaving Hamburg.

ADAM LANIGAN AT ELLAND ROAD: Marcelo Bielsa's side maintained the pressure on Preston North End and West Brom as they secured their fourth straight home win.

Former Blackburn defender Gael Givet has revealed Sam Allardyce showed his players the films Gladiator and 300 before a humiliating 7-1 defeat by Manchester United in November 2010. 

Turkey football legend Hakan Sukur has opened up on the bizarre path his life has taken since retiring from the sport, taking him from a political 'exile' to running a cafe and driving for Uber in the USA.

Liverpool youngster Curtis Jones is reportedly wanted by Championship side Blackburn, who are hoping to entice the promising midfielder with the lure of first team football.

To celebrate the 25-year anniversary of Blackburn's title triumph, Sportsmail got the SAS back together to look back on their famous 1994-1995 season.

ALAN SHEARER AND CHRIS SUTTON: All good things must come to an end, and so it proved with Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton's prolific partnership at Blackburn.

Blackburn Rovers legend Morten Gamst Pedersen has given a rare insight into the wild days under Paul Ince at Ewood Park, in which the players were pushed to the edge by the ex-midfield general.

The former Geordie Shore star, 29, spoke to NW magazine about how she went from a size 16 to a size 8, and also shared her day on a plate

Charlotte Crosby declared herself a 'mess' on Wednesday night's episode of I'm A Celebrity.

She's always been vocal about the 'ruthless' trolling she's received, ever since being thrust into the spotlight on Geordie Shore in 2011. 

She's tipped to have a jungle romance with Ryan Gallagher on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! Australia. 

She's the former Geordie Shore star who traded stiletto heels for steel-toed boots on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Australia. 

She became a household name thanks to her wild antics on Geordie Shore. On Thursday, Charlotte Crosby spoke about the first time she had sex on the raunchy MTV show.

Ex Geordie Shore star Scotty T has been slammed for encouraging fans to quit their jobs and earn more money from gambling, one month after being declared bankrupt.

She's made no secret of her plastic surgeries, and on Thursday's episode of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Charlotte Crosby said she is 'so happy' with the results.

Their blossoming romance has been the talk of the town since they first arrived on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Australia.

She's no stranger to Australian shores but English reality star Charlotte Crosby seems confused by some of the local lingo.

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! Australia's Charlotte Crosby was left blushing when co-star Tanya Hennessy abruptly asked her for a kiss on Monday night. 

They're supposedly roughing it in the South African jungle, but the contestants on this year's season of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! haven't had to give up all their luxury items.

Charlotte Crosby has had the revelation that her attraction to I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Australia co-star Ryan Gallagher was nothing more than hunger. 

Charlotte Crosby's jungle romance with MAFS' Ryan Gallagher on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! has been making headlines over the past two weeks.

Charlotte Crosby broke down in tears while opening up to Paul Cosentino about her feelings for Ryan Gallagher on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Australia.

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! star Charlotte Crosby has opened up about her heartbreaking split with Ex on the Beach star Joshua Ritchie.

The Geordie Shore star, 27, hit out at former Atomic Kitten singer and mother-of-five Kerry, 39, after she urged Charlotte, 29, to stop having plastic surgery in her magazine column earlier this week.

I'm A Celebrity's Charlotte Crosby and Nikki Osborne went head-to-head on Sunday.  

Emergency services were called to a charter boat in Sydney Harbour at 8pm on Sunday after a man was found passed out.

The 39-year-old hit out at Charlotte as the former Geordie Shore star competes on the Australian version of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

Marnie Simpson, 27, has lost a dramatic 17lbs after undertaking a strict low fat diet just a month ago - the Geordie Shore star has shrunk from 9st 10lbs to 8st 7lbs, 12 weeks after giving birth to son Rox.

Things are heating up between Charlotte Crosby and Ryan Gallagher on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Australia.

The former Atomic Kitten singer, 39, used her magazine column to explain her previous remarks insisting her comments were supposed to be 'tounge-in-cheek'.

Charlotte Crosby has threatened to leave the jungle on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Australia.

They've been growing closer and closer every day. On Tuesday's episode of I'm A Celebrity Australia, Charlotte Crosby sneaked a peek at her jungle love while he was in the shower.

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here's! Charlotte Crosby had a complete meltdown and threatened to leave the show on Tuesday. 

The star, 30, left little to the imagination as she joined Georgia Harrison, Ellie Brown and Joey Essex for the screening of the new series at London's Curzon in Soho on Tuesday.

Eliminated I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! contestant Billy Brownless has accused Charlotte Crosby of putting on a 'performance' in the jungle. 

Daniel Conn, who played for Canterbury Bulldogs and Sydney Roosters before retiring and launching a career as a personal trainer, has quietly struggled with his mental health.

I'm a Celebrity star Tom Williams spoke about his infamous showdown with Charlotte Crosby on Friday. 

Vicky Pattison looked a new woman as she stepped out from a dress fitting at Suzanna Neville Boutique In London's Knightsbridge on Friday.

I'm A Celebrity's Charlotte Crosby was scared to her wits on Monday night's episode.

Ryan Gallagher's jungle romance with Charlotte Crosby on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Australia has been making headlines over the last three weeks.

Letitia Crosby spoke to NW magazine on Monday about Charlotte and Ryan's jungle romance, saying that the couple have the potential to go the distance

Perez Hilton has rubbished claims that Charlotte Crosby is being paid $1million to appear on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Australia.

On Tuesday's episode of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! Australia, Ryan Gallagher offered to move to England to be with jungle lover Charlotte Crosby. 

The authenticity of Ryan Gallagher and Charlotte Crosby's relationship has come into question since they met on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

Ryan Gallagher was eliminated on Tuesday night's episode of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! Australia, leaving his jungle lover Charlotte Crosby heartbroken.