Hadjuk Split striker Nikola Kalinic has signed for Premier League side Blackburn Rovers, the Croatian club said on Monday.

Croatian international Kalinic has signed a four-year-deal with Rovers pending a work permit, the club said on their website (www.hajduk.hr).

The 21-year-old, who has been capped twice for Croatia, scored 32 goals in 59 appearances for Hadjuk.