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Rovers cool Pennant rumours

31 Jul 2008 - 15:45:18

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Blackburn Rovers are being linked with Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant after allowing David Bentley to move to Tottenham.

Rovers have money to spend after Bentley's big-money exit, although some of the £15million Spurs paid for the former Arsenal trainee will be heading to the Emirates Stadium.

Manager Paul Ince's number two, Ray Mathias, told the Lancashire Evening Telegraph: "We'll be filling David Bentley's boots with a player of equal quality.

"I think in our time in management, the gaffer has shown that he likes wingers who've got pace and can get good crosses into the box.

"We'll certainly be looking at that sort of player and getting someone with a lot of quality.

"The papers make a lot of speculation. I'm sure there have been other people (apart from Pennant) mentioned as well."

Former Arsenal and Birmingham City winger Pennant has spent the last two seasons at Anfield.

The 25-year-old has found the net three times in 77 appearances for the Reds but may be sold this summer as Liverpool attempt to find the funds to land Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry.