Source: Eurosport
Rovers keen to add Salgado class
Sam Allardyce is hoping Michel Salgado can perform the same role at Blackburn as Fernando Hierro did for him at Bolton.[LNB] Right-back Salgado, 33, is in talks with Rovers over a surprise move after he left Real Madrid. And Allardyce has identified the player as being in the same mould as Hierro, another veteran Spanish defender who he signed on a short-term deal when manager at the Reebok Stadium.[LNB] "The funds are all gone so we lie with the squad that we've got," Allardyce said. "But I would like to add Michel Salgado to that - I think that he's an outstanding player of world-class quality."[LNB] The Blackburn boss added: "I think he will do a Fernando Hierro-type job for me, the same as Fernando did for me at Bolton. He (Salgado) came for a test and the test was okay. It just lies with the financial side now which is hopefully going to be okayed by early next week."[LNB] Rovers open their Premier League campaign at home to big-spending Manchester City, who are still determined to add Everton defender Joleon Lescott to their ranks before the transfer window closes.[LNB] City have already had offers of £15million and £18million rejected by the Goodison Park club, who insist the player is not for sale.
