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Sam reveals Crouch interest

09 May 2009 - 13:34:50

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Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce has revealed he was keen to sign Peter Crouch during the January transfer window.

Allardyce was hoping to bring the England striker to Ewood Park from Portsmouth had he lost the services of unsettled Paraguayan Roque Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz was the subject of two bids from Manchester City but ultimately remained with Rovers.

However, he is expected to move on at the end of the season and Allardyce could again be interested in Crouch.

"It was basically a case of if Roque was going I'd have been interested in Peter Crouch," said Allardyce.

"If Portsmouth, in their financial plight were willing to sell, we would have been interested but it never materialised.

"When I was at Bolton I tried to sign him from QPR, then from Aston Villa.

"I told my old chairman at Bolton we were missing out on a very valuable player because he was only £1million at QPR.

"I saw what a terrific player he was then and I still think that now.

"His record speaks for itself. He's got 16 goals this year plus a one in two record for England.

"But it's not only the goals he scores, it's those he makes."