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Coyle 'would love to' buy Gallagher

Blackburn Rovers boss Owen Coyle says he "would love to" buy on-loan Southampton striker Sam Gallagher.

The 21-year-old has scored five goals from nine Championship starts this season, including a brace against Nottingham Forest on Tuesday.

"I do believe in time he's going to be a bona fide Premier League player," Coyle told BBC Radio Lancashire.

"It's the likes of the Sam Gallaghers and Tommy Hobans that, as a manager, you'd be looking to invest in."

Gallagher made 18 top-flight appearances for Southampton in the 2013-14 campaign, 15 as a substitute, scoring in a victory over Norwich.