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Roque remaining with Rovers

03 Feb 2009 - 12:28:53

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Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce is delighted to have been able to keep striker Roque Santa Cruz at the club through to the closure of the January transfer window.

The 27-year-old Paraguay international was a target for big-spending Manchester City, but Rovers were adamant that the South American was going nowhere with the club battling to beat the drop.

Allardyce told Sky Sports News: He expressed a wish to move on if a bigger club came in, but Roque was contracted to Blackburn Rovers and we felt it necessary to ask him to see it through.

"I must stress that, in this window, there was no clause in his contract whatsoever for him to leave Blackburn Rovers.

"Any offers that came in we looked at and resisted and of course we're now very pleased that we've kept the squad together.

"We've got three major strikers of Premier League quality in Jason Roberts, Benni McCarthy and Roque Santa Cruz.

"If we can create the chances, then those three are going to be the main people that will allow us to get the goals to secure the victories we need between now and the end of the season."