Blackburn Rovers are without Harry Leonard and Zak Gilsenan for their pre-season training camp in Austria.

John Eustace, his staff and the players flew out on Sunday, with Monday marking the first proper day of the week-long visit. Rovers will finish the week with a friendly against 2.Bundesliga side Nurnberg on Saturday.

Rovers have taken a 29-man squad, littered with youngsters and Academy graduates, with them.

The only players missing out are Leonard and Gilsenan. For the former, it's been a very frustrating time with injuries.

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The striker missed the final three months of last season with a back issue and, having returned to the Senior Training Centre early, has suffered a setback. Eustace ruled him out for a few weeks after the Accrington Stanley game and therefore he will continue his rehab at Brockhall.

The bigger disappointment is a fresh issue for Gilsenan. The exciting attacker missed the end of last season with an ankle problem.

Like Leonard, he returned to the STC ahead of the rest of the group. He missed the Accrington match but returned to training last Monday.

However, it's understood that he now has another injury which could see him miss a fair chunk of pre-season. That's a big blow for a young player who wanted to make an impact in pre-season to prove his value to Eustace.

23 of the 29 players that have travelled have been involved in Rovers' two pre-season outings so far. Goalkeepers Nic Michalski, Jake Barrett and forwards Harrison Wood and Igor Tyjon are on their first trips with the senior team. Scott Wharton and Ryan Hedges have also travelled as they continue their rehabilitation from injury.

Goalkeepers: Jack Barrett, Joe Hilton, Nic Michalski, Aynsley Pears

Defenders: Jake Batty, Callum Brittain, Hayden Carter, Leo Duru, Patrick Gamble, Dom Hyam, Connor O’Riordan, Harry Pickering, Scott Wharton.

Midfielders: John Buckley, Jake Garrett, Georgie Gent, Ryan Hedges, Joe Rankin-Costello, Jalil Saadi, Lewis Travis, Sondre Tronstad.

Forwards: Tyrhys Dolan, Sam Gallagher, Dilan Markanday, Arnor Sigurdsson, Sammie Szmodics, Igor Tyjon, Jack Vale, Harrison Wood.