Blackburn are pursuing Lorient's 26-year-old Senegalese striker Bamba Dieng on a free transfer this summer, but Leicester, Portsmouth, Oxford, and the German side St Pauli are also pursuing the player. Dieng, who joined Lorient in January 2023, has 21 caps and 2 goals for Senegal. His current market value is €6.00m, according to Transfermarkt.