Sam Gallagher close to joining Blackburn on loan from Southampton
Wednesday 10 August 2016 15:20, UK
Southampton striker Sam Gallagher is close to joining Blackburn on a season-long loan deal.
The 20-year-old spent the first half of last season on loan at Championship rivals MK Dons, where he managed 15 appearances but failed to score.
The 6ft 4in Gallagher has scored two goals in 20 appearances for Southampton to date, including a strike against Norwich City in the club's 4-2 win in the 2013-14 season.
He joined Southampton in 2012 from Plymouth Argyle and made his first-team debut on 6 November 2013 in the League Cup against Sunderland, when he came on as a substitute.
Gallagher scored Southampton's winner over Blackburn in last season's final of the Under-21 League Cup.
