Jon Dahl Tomasson delighted taking charge of Blackburn Rovers | OneFootball

Jon Dahl Tomasson has been named new manager of Blackburn Rovers.

The Dane has signed a three-year deal at Ewood Park to succeed Tony Mowbray who will leave the club upon the expiration of his contract this month.

The former Newcastle, Feyenoord and AC Milan forward Tomasson was most recently appointed Malmo boss in January 2020 and won successive Swedish league titles before leaving the club at the start of this year.

Tomasson told the club website: "I'm really proud and excited to be taking over as head coach of Blackburn Rovers - a club with a lot of tradition and also great ambition.

"We have a young team here, and also a great Academy, and the owners have a clear vision, which is to develop players and become a sustainable Premier League club over time, so I'm really happy to be involved in this exciting new chapter for the club.

"Since leaving Malmo, I have been looking for the right club and I had a lot of options, but after speaking to Steve (Waggott, chief executive) and Gregg (Broughton, director of football) I got a really good feeling about the club and I knew that I had found my next opportunity.

"I grew up watching English football, so I know all about the passion for football here and how special football fans are in England, so it's great to come to such a big club as Blackburn Rovers and to be involved with such passionate fans and in a really good league, which the Championship is.

"It will be a great challenge, but it's something I'm really looking forward to being a part of."