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We asked FLW's Blackburn Rovers to predict two potential January transfer scenarios that may play out at Ewood Park

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John Eustace has been backed to add another winger to the ranks at Blackburn Rovers in the January transfer window, while young prospect Leo Duru could also leave the club on loan.

From the outside looking in, it doesn't exactly appear as though Eustace will urgently need to bolster his squad following the turn of the year.

That's because Blackburn have emerged as something of a surprise package in the Championship. Despite losing star forward Sammie Szmodics, who finished the previous season as the division's leading scorer with 28 strikes, they've been able to cope in his absence amid a strong opening to the season.

At this moment in time, Eustace has his seventh in the league table.

Though they've endured a recent slump by losing four of their last six games, Blackburn are still just two points outside the play-off and they'll be vying to maintain this sort of position across the remainder of the campaign.

John Eustace urged to sign another winger at Blackburn Rovers

Although both Todd Cantwell and Amario Cozier-Duberry were signed in the summer, there's a school of thought that Blackburn still lack pace from wide areas and it's an issue they appear to be intent on addressing ahead of the window.

Peterborough United's star winger Kwame Poku is the latest player to be linked to Ewood Park, while Augustus Kargbo and Martial Godo have both been mentioned as potential targets in the past.

We asked our resident Blackburn fan pundit, Toby Wilding, to predict two transfer scenarios which could realistically play out at the club in January, and he believes the first one involves the arrival of at least one additional winger.

"First off, I would expect a winger to be signed, at least one," Toby explained to Football League World.

"Certainly there are already plenty being linked with Rovers, the likes of Augustus Kargbo, Martial Godo - who was seemingly close to moving on loan from Fulham on deadline day - and then also more recently Kwame Poku, so it does look like that's a position Blackburn are looking to strengthen and it makes sense.

"Eustace stressed in the summer that he wanted a bit more pace out wide, he hasn't really got that yet apart from Amario Cozier-Duberry, who has only really been seen in fits and starts so far, so that's certainly something I think will happen."

Leo Duru tipped for Blackburn Rovers loan exit

Across the board, Toby is anticipating a rather quiet winter window for Rovers, who brought in a host of fresh faces in the summer while clearing house somewhat.

Toby isn't expecting much activitiy in the way of potential outgoings, then, although he has a feeling that highly-rated youngster Leo Duru could depart the club on loan.

The 19-year-old made his professional debut in his side's 6-1 demolition of Stockport County in the first-round of the EFL Cup back in August and has proceeded to earn two further first-team appearances since then, although his pathway is seemingly blocked amid stiff competition from both Callum Brittain and Joe Rankin-Costello.

"The other thing I'd possibly expect is a loan move for Leo Duru, the young right-back," Toby added.

"Obviously Callum Brittain is back for that position now and Joe Rankin-Costello with his recent performances certainly has to be a contender to feature in that role as well going forward.

"With that in mind, it would make sense for Drury, who has only got three senior appearances at the start of this season under his belt, to go out on loan and get a bit more game time. Certainly at 19-years-old, it seems like a sensible thing to happen for him."