Allardyce eyes Roque return

(GSM) – Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce admits he would love to bring Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz back to the Lancashire club.

The Paraguay international has fallen down the pecking order at Eastlands after a big-money move from Rovers in July last year.

The 29-year-old has only made two appearances for City and has already declared his intention to leave the club as soon as possible.

And asked if Santa Cruz was the type of player he would like to sign, Allardyce said: “Yes, I think so – there is no doubt about that.

“Whether players of that ilk want to come back to Blackburn Rovers and play for us, that is fine – but it all depends on the financial side of it.

“There will be some finances but whether it will stretch to the size of the sort of wages that Manchester City pay is a difficult one.

“They have blown everyone out of the water recently by the signings they have made and the main reason has been the size of the financial package they have been offering.

“Whether Manchester City can recoup their money or whether we can afford that player’s wages is a difficult scenario to try and get over.”

Santa Cruz scored 23 goals in 57 Premier League appearances for Blackburn.