Rovers secured the services of Swedish midfielder Axel Henriksson from GAIS, for an undisclosed fee.

The 23-year-old has put pen-to-paper on a four-year deal at Ewood Park, with the option of an extra 12 months, becoming our sixth permanent signing of the summer.

His arrival follows hot on the heels of Australian right-back Lewis Miller, who joined on a three-year deal from Scottish side Hibernian earlier this week.

An exciting addition, Henriksson has spent his entire footballing career in Gothenburg, starting out in the youth teams at IK Zenith and then BK Häcken, before joining GAIS in 2022.

Over the past three seasons, he has helped the Swedish side enjoy remarkable success.

In 2022, Henriksson scored 11 goals in 20 appearances for GAIS, as they won the Ettan (Division 1) title.

A year later, the attacking midfielder contributed six goals and three assists in 17 appearances, as GAIS made it back-to-back promotions by finishing second in the Superettan.

In 2024, playing top-flight football for the first time in his career, Rovers’ new boy weighed in with eight goals and three assists from midfield, as GAIS finished sixth in the Allsvenskan table.

A crowd favourite in his homeland, he has made a further 12 league appearances this term, before agreeing to swap Sweden for the Senior Training Centre.