Rovers boss eyes bid for Benjani

02 August 2009 21:25
Blackburn have money to spend having sold Roque Santa Cruz to moneybags Manchester City for £17.5million - and have reportedly agreed a £6million deal for Croatian hitman Kalinic.[LNB]Rovers boss Allardyce wants more competition in his forward line, though, and will ask City about the possibility of taking Benjani off their hands.[LNB]The Zimbabwe powerhouse has fallen way down the striker pecking order at Eastlands following the summer arrivals of Santa Cruz, Emmanuel Adebayor and Carlos Tevez - who must all fight for a starting place with the likes of Robinho and Craig Bellamy.[LNB]Rovers currently have Jason Roberts, Benni McCarthy and Paul Gallagher vying for the forward spots, so Allardyce wants to bolster his options.[LNB][LNB] Man City 5/4, Blackburn 7/4, Draw 11/5  

Source: Team_Talk