The Lancashire club is better than most at retaining its young Academy talent. That owes to Category One status and a genuine pathway into the first-team picture.
Yet when the Premier League comes calling, it is a matter of when, rather than if, the player moves on. For Blackburn - or any Championship club - it's also about extracting the maximum value and knowing when to cash in your chips.
It has long been suggested that the Youth system in England is rigged in favour of those at the elite. Every year, hundreds of talented players run down their deals and leave for a pittance, leaving the club that developed them stung and out of pocket.
Rory Finneran was Blackburn Rovers' example last year. It's not known exactly what they recouped for the eight years of his development but it will hardly be a reflection of the talent they nurtured which saw Newcastle United swoop.
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Last summer, they avoided a similar fate with Igor Tyjon. Rovers convinced Tyjon to sign a scholarship last summer despite interest from higher up the food chain. That committed him for two years, with the first of those having just passed. Silver Eze signed up this week after European interest too.
Unsurprisingly, the top-flight interest in Tyjon has remained with Arsenal the latest club linked with a multi-million pound move. Spare change for the Gunners but important revenue for Rovers that forces them to consider when to stand firm and when to accept reality.
Rovers want to keep Tyjon and plan to incorporate him into their pre-season squad. The 17-year-old has been earmarked, alongside Kristi Montgomery as two players who could make an impact in the Championship squad next season.
That will be crucial in their bid to persuade Tyjon to sign his first professional deal with the club, thus securing more money when he does depart. A deal has been on the table since he turned 17 - the age they're legally allowed to offer terms - but remains unsigned at the time of writing.
Rovers had their hands tied behind their backs in order to get Ash Phillips to sign up, three years ago. Whilst they succeeded in securing the pro deal, the stipulations attached meant they get a little more than £2million. Yet without it, they'd have received six figures in compensation.
Ultimately, Tottenham Hotspur identified him from a young age and eventually got their way. If Tyjon continues impressing, his future will likely follow a similar path.
The England youth international has made his first-team debut and picked up more minutes at the end of last season. Incorporating young talent like him is part of the strategy which Valerien Ismael has signed up to.
"Igor is in the pool of the top talent for the club. My job is to assess him, to see how he's doing on the pitch. Today he got the opportunity to show up and give us the feeling to assess him," he said after bringing Tyjon on at Sunderland in April.
"This is what I spoke about when I came, we want to create a pathway for the young players. As a manager you have to show character and bravery as well with the young players, to give that confidence.
I think these are the two guys now, the guys who are really close to us.
"So, for sure, now they made the first step. So, for sure, they will make the pre-season with us.
"Then we go from there. If next season another one is able to step up, then if the time is right, then we will give him the chance."
Tyjon, who has risen from Under-18s to first-team inside two years, is incredibly ambitious. His future will likely be decided by how quickly he can achieve his short-term aims in a Blackburn Rovers shirt.