BULGARIAN trialist Valery Domovchiyski can follow in the footsteps of his fellow countryman, Dimitar Berbatov, and be a success in the Premier League.

That's the view of Peter Herakov, a journalist with the Bulgarian newspaper Tema Sport, who has watched Domovchiyski's career develop since he made his debut for Levski Sofia at the age of 18.

Now 21, Domovchiyski, who is rated one of the brightest young talents to come out of Bulgaria since Berbatov, is hoping to earn himself a lucrative move to England, after being invited over to Blackburn for a five-day trial by manager Mark Hughes.

"Domovchiyski needs to move away from Bulgaria in order to become a better player," said Herakov.

"He's very good technically, and if he can improve his goalscoring then I can see him being a success in England.

"He's not that physical, like a lot of forwards in the Premier League, but in some ways he is like Berbatov, although obviously nowhere near as experienced.

"He's not particularly strong in the air, but he can score with both feet, and his best position is probably as a second striker, because he needs a stronger, more physical player alongside him."

Despite that glowing recommendation, Hughes has vowed to keep an open mind over Domovchiyski, who is due to spend the rest of the week at Brockhall.

"We've had good reports on him," said the Rovers boss.

"He has scored a lot of goals at the level he is playing at, and we always take the opportunity, if we can, to bring in players and have a look at them first hand.

"He's also a decent age for us and if there's a deal to be made, then we are in a position to do that."

Born in Plovdiv, Domovchiyski, a Bulgarian Under 21 international, has scored 54 goals in 121 games for Levski, including 10 in 22 games this season, and reportedly once clocked a time of 9.98 seconds for a 100 metres sprint.

Rovers have already agreed terms with Levski should they decide to make a permanent move for the £1.5 million-rated striker.