Allardyce wants to van Nistelrooy in Blackburn and excludes Michael Owen

Sam is great hope for Real Madrid to lure the Hitman Ewood Park as a replacement for Santa Cruz ...

27 Jun 2009

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Ruud Van Nistelrooy

Blackburn Rovers have been hunting after the departure of striker Roque Santa Cruz to Manchester City and, more importantly, the arrival of ₤ 16.5 million received from the Citizens for the Paraguayan striker.

According to The Independent, Rovers manager Sam Allardyce believes that Real Madrid's Ruud van Nistelrooy is the ideal replacement in advance, not only for its productivity in the attack, but also for its high profile...[source]