Roque Santa Cruz says he was always ‘professional’ for Blackburn and did not make trouble in order to secure a move away from the club.

BLACKBURN Rovers may be forced to look abroad in their search for a striker to replace Roque Santa Cruz.

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Manchester City’s Brazilian striker Jo is on his way out after the recent signing of Roque Santa Cruz and the probable arrival of Carlos Tevez. Fulham are interested in Jo and…

Blackburn have been priced out of a move for Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch as they look to replace Roque Santa Cruz.

Blackburn midfielder Brett Emerton insists the departure of striker Roque Santa Cruz to Manchester City will not have a detrimental effect on the squad.

After six unsuccessful attempts, Mark Hughes finally managed to bring Roque Santa Cruz to Manchester City, the player with whom he had a great working relationship when the pair was at Blackburn. Santa Cruz is the second signing for the Citizens for the

Mark Hughes’ protracted moves to sign Roque Santa Cruz will come to a successful conclusion in the next 48 hours.

Manchester City have agreed a deal with Blackburn to buy striker Roque Santa Cruz, BBC Sport understands.

Manchester City have agreed an 18million deal to sign Roque Santa Cruz from Blackburn as they begin to build a squad to break into the Premier League’s top four.