Blackburn sign Lucas Joao on loan from Sheffield Wednesday
Monday 30 January 2017 23:59, UK
Blackburn have signed Sheffield Wednesday forward Lucas Joao on loan, with the option of a permanent deal in the summer.
The 23-year-old joins Rovers until the end of the season. Joao - who has played twice for Portugal - has scored one goal in his 12 appearances for Wednesday this season, the most recent of which came in the 3-0 defeat to Middlesbrough in the third round of the FA Cup on January 8.
That rules him out of Blackburn's fifth-round tie with Manchester United, but he has been signed in time to play against Leeds United in Wednesday's Championship clash.
Joao was born in Angola but moved to Portugal in his teens, making his name with Madeira-based side Nacional.
