Baradji, Forshaw and Henriksson out of Watford game

Blackburn boss Valerien Ismael does not expect new signing Moussa Baradji to return to fitness until after the next international break in October.

The midfielder joined Rovers in August but was suffering with a pre-existing injury and is yet to make an appearance for the side.

"We need to deal with his injury now, it takes time so we cannot say now when he will be back," Ismael told BBC Radio Lancashire.

"I would say mid-term so we will see if he will be back for the next international break."

Midfielder Adam Forshaw has returned to training but will not be ready for the Championship game against Watford on Saturday (15:00 BST).

Neither will fellow midfielder Axel Henriksson, who broke his hand on Wednesday.

Ismael added: "[Henriksson's] injury is not that bad but it's too fresh to take any risk for the game."

Henriksson is the only player to have been injured during the international break and while the time away from the Championship might not have given the new-look squad a chance to gel, Ismael sees the disruption as a positive.

"[There is] less experience in the Championship but we've got players who played against [Cristiano] Ronaldo, played against [Kylian] Mbappe and we've got international experience," Ismael said.

"It means our players have a new feeling, a new confidence so they need to take it into the game [against Watford]."