BLACKBURN Rovers could be entitled to less than £700,000 in compensation if Junior Hoilett returns to Germany at the end of his Ewood contract.

Hoilett’s current Rovers deal expires at the end of June and the club have so far been unable to tie the Canadian to a new contract, even if they have not completely given up hope of persuading him to stay.

The 21-year-old has already been linked with the likes of Tottenham, Newcastle and Bolton but German giants Bayern Munich are the latest club to reportedly hold an interest and a move abroad could significantly affect any fee Rovers would receive for the forward.

Rovers would be entitled to compensation under the terms of the Bosman ruling because Hoilett is under the age of 23, but transfers between national associations are subject to different rules.

Should Hoilett join an English side a fee would be decided by tribunal if it cannot be agreed between the two clubs.

Rovers would at least push for something approaching the fee Manchester City received from Chelsea for Daniel Sturridge in similar circumstances in 2009 – an initial price of £3.5m rising to £6.5m.

Hoilett, though, could poten-tially be tempted by a move to Bayern – having previously had loan spells with German sides Paderborn and St Pauli.

His younger brother Jaineil currently plays in the country with Mainz, and FIFA regulations allow Hoilett to hold talks with overseas clubs before the end of the season.

Should he decide to move abroad, Rovers would receive a set fee based on FIFA’s pre-determined ‘training costs’.

If Rovers are classed as a top ‘category 1’ club, according to 2011 regulations they would receive 90,000 Euros for every season that they trained the player.

Hoilett has been with Rovers since moving from Canada at the age of 13, even if two of those years were spent on loan in Germany.

That would equate to as many as nine seasons and potentially 810,000 Euros – around £670,000 – although there is a possibility Rovers may receive much less than 90,000 Euros for each of Hoilett’s initial years at the club, when he was under the age of 15.

Hoilett’s international future has again made the headlines after Jamaica announced that they are making attempts to persuade him to play for them.

Hoilett has so far turned down call-ups from Canada and qualifies for Jamaica via his father.

Rovers were yesterday assessing the ankle ligament injury sustained by full back Jason Lowe in the 7-1 loss at Arsenal at the weekend, as they make preparations ahead of Saturday’s home game against QPR.

Michel Salgado has reportedly been in talks to link up with former Real Madrid team-mate David Beckham at LA Galaxy, with the Spaniard looking to find a new club after being made surplus to requirements at Ewood Park.