Blackburn Rovers have tried so hard to keep rising star Junior Hoilett at Ewood Park following the club's relegation, but it appears they will ultimately fail. The player will still net Rovers a smaller fee although he will be from contract thanks to his young age, though the loss of his talent is way more painful than might have been expected.
Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Tottenham have got all had moments appealing in the player however it appears that German Bundesliga club Borussia Monchengladbach are the surprise leaders inside the race to sign the talented young Canadian international.
Monchengladbach finished in the UEFA Champions League places with the Bundesliga this year and offers a much quicker approach to first team action and top European competition than Arsenal or Bayern Munich, and Tottenham are only set to make available UEFA Europa League football.
Hoilett is also familiar read more with the Bundesliga and German football on account of several loan spells for the nation when he was younger. The Sun claims that his impending move is likely to be the spark of an mass exodus of players from Blackburn within the coming weeks.
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