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Blackburn have signed former Leicester City midfielder Sidnei Tavares from Portuguese club Moreirense on a three-year contract.

The 23-year-old, who can also operate as a winger, came through the Foxes academy and featured twice in the club's Premier League campaign of 2020/21.

Tavares, who has represented Portugal at youth level, returned to his homeland with Porto the following summer.

He had a spell in Major League Soccer on loan at Colorado Rapids before joining Moreirense a year ago, scoring once in 29 Primeira Liga appearances.

Tavares becomes Rovers' second new arrival so far this summer, following Belgian winger Dion de Neve to Ewood Park.

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Blackburn Rovers have signed KV Kortrijk full-back Ryan Alebiosu for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.

The 23-year-old Englishman started his career with Arsenal and had loan spells with Crewe and Kilmarnock before joining the Belgian side in September 2023.

He spent the second half of last season on loan at Scottish Premiership side St Mirren.

Alebiosu is the second player to join Rovers, who finished seventh in the Championship last season, from Kortrijk this summer after winger Dion De Neve signed last month.