“Well worth pursuing” – Blackburn Rovers set sights on signing 23-year-old: The verdict

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘The Verdict’ series, which provides personal opinions from the FLW writers regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

Blackburn Rovers are interested in a summer move for Zulte Waregem defender Cameron Humphreys, as per a report from the Mail Online. 

Rovers are one of four named Championship clubs who are currently in pursuit, with Huddersfield Town, Luton Town and Nottingham Forest also being credited with an interest.

The report states that these four sides ‘lead a sizeable list of clubs’ in monitoring the 23-year-old’s situation in Belgian’s top-flight.

Humphreys sees his contract expire in the summer, with the young defender featuring regularly for the side sitting 16th in the Belgian Pro-League.

The central defender has appeared 26 times in the league thus far, with all but three of those appearances coming from the start.

Three of our writers here at FLW have shared their thoughts regarding Blackburn’s interest in the 23-year-old…

Ned Holmes 

This one has legs.

With Darragh Lenihan out of contract and Jan Paul van Hecke set to return to his parent club at the end of the season, signing Cameron Humphreys in the summer could be a smart move from a Rovers perspective.

He’s been a regular feature in the Belgian top flight this term and playing as part of a back three should help him adapt to Championship football.

Blackburn should appeal to him as well because it’s been a stepping stone for Premier League moves for other young players in recent years.

It could all fall into place quite nicely.

Adam Jones 

This is a difficult one to weigh up.

However, with Darragh Lenihan in real danger of leaving at the end of the season