Blackburn Rovers captain Jason Lowe has insisted that Rudy Gestede will not lose focus following the recent speculation surrounding his future.
Reports have suggested that Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion are among the clubs interested in Gestede, but Lowe believes that there should be no panic about the form of the forward, who scored the second goal in a 3-1 win over Swansea City in the FA Cup on Saturday.
"Transfer stuff is just part of football and you get used to it," the Blackburn skipper said after the win at Ewood Park. "People come and go and your job is to perform well every Saturday you're out there, and that's all we can concentrate on,"
"There wouldn't be any interest if they weren't important players. They're very good at what they do so it's no surprise. We just have to make sure they're ready to go with us when they're called upon.
"Obviously Rudy's come on and done the business and that's what I'd expect, the players would expect and he'd expect. He's a good bloke off the field. It would be very easy for him to switch off and take it the wrong way but he hasn't, he's come on, he's ready to go and he's put us ahead."
Gestede has scored 13 goals for Rovers this season.
