Check out all the transfer talk regarding Blackburn this summer.
Check out all the transfer talk regarding Blackburn this summer.
* Roque Santa Cruz's having a medical at Manchester City. The story is right here.
* The Sun says Roque Santa Cruz will sign for Manchester City within the next 48 hours. Are Blackburn fans glad to be shot of him in the end, as good a player as he is?
* Blackburn have been linked with former France international Jerome Rothen in recent days and now reports in the country claim that Rovers have offered a three-year deal to the winger. Click here for more.
* I promised you a Raul Tamudo to England story, so a Raul Tamudo to England story you shall get. Where? Look no further.
* Ivan 'the little Buddha' de la Pena has been linked with Blackburn Rovers in recent days but in news just reaching us from Spain, the midfielder has agreed a new contract with Espanyol.
* Santa Cruz update... Our Austrian links are telling us Blackburn are back in for Marc Janko, which suggests the Santa Cruz move to City is gathering pace as we predicted yesterday...
* Reports persist in France that Blackburn are determined to sign Jerome Rothen. RMC claim a three-year contract is on the table for the PSG midfielder but Espanyol are also preparing a rival bid.
* Bad news for Blackburn... Mati Fernandez's agent expects the Villarreal man to join Sporting - not Rovers. Click here for more...
* Here are those quotes about Zidan...click here for the story.
* Blackburn breaking news... Our man Laurent Picard has been onto Mohamed Zidan's agent, who insists there has been no contact from any Premier League club...
* Ask and you shall find! We've looked into that Santa Cruz story and he is going though all the hallmarks of a man trying to engineer a move away from his current club. Speaking to a radio station, he has attempted to lure a bid from Man City by insisting he cannot move unless they pay his release clause. Full story here...
* To the man asking for updates on Roque Santa Cruz and Blackburn, we expect movements on Santa in the next seven days. He's been away on holiday but now he's ready to join Mark Hughes at Man City. Who would you like Rovers to replace him with? I imagine Mike Newell would be cheap...
* Go here to read the latest on Morten Gamst Pedersen's contract.
* Blackburn keep being linked with ambitious swoops! This time Egpytian striker Mohamed Zidan has been connected with Rovers.
* Blackburn's link with Bojan may have been shot down quickly, but reports in Spain are now saying Rovers could be set to take Chelsea's Franco Di Santo on loan for the season. Sam Allardyce's side are also being touted as potential suitors of Ivan de la Pena.
* Reports in Turkey claim that Blackburn Rovers defender Zurab Khizanishvili has joined Galatasaray for €2.5m. The Georgia international has signed a three-year contract with Frank Rijkaard's team. Read more here.
* Blackburn Rovers have first refusal on Chelsea forward Franco Di Santo according to the People.
* Energie Cottbus keeper Gerhard Trimmel - great name - is being linked with a move to Blackburn amid reports Spurs could be looking at taking back Paul Robinson.
* We haven't turned our attention to Blackburn for a while but we can report that Sam Allardyce is being linked with a move for Grenoble's Jacques-Alaixys Romao. What a name!
* Stoke City and Blackburn Rovers have been watching Bosnia's Senijad Ibricic, a 23-year-old attacking midfielder from Hadjuk Split, and Borisa Pandzu, according to reports in the Balkans.
* A DONE DEAL! Blackburn have signed 16-year-old goalkeeper Nikos Giannakopoulos from Asteras Tripolis. The Greek club will receive €60,000 (£52,000) for the deal and also 30 per cent of any future sell-on.
* Jerome Rothen continues to be linked with Blackburn in France. What is certain is the PSG star wants out of his club.
* News for Villa and Blackburn fans... Sixteen-year-old Austrian striker Toni Vastic says both clubs are on his trail. Read more here.
* Blackburn's new signing, Elrio van Heerden, has been speaking about his move. He maintains Rovers are a club on the rise again...
* Our continuing trawl through the local papers turns up the little nugget that Blackburn are ready to rival Bolton for the signing of Pompey midfielder Sean Davis, according to The Bolton News at least.
* Morten Gamst Pedersen, who made us chuckle when suggesting he should see the chairman for more money after finally breaking his scoring duck just before the end of the season, has committed his future to Blackburn. Check it out here
* Blackburn legend Tugay claims to have agreed to move to Manchester City as a coach. Click here for the full story.
* We promised you more on Blackburn's latest signing, Elrio van Heerden, so here it is.
* You won't believe this. It's not even 9 o'clock, most of you are still in deep slumber, but Blackburn have only gone and announced a confirmed transfer. They have signed South Africa midfielder Elrio van Heerden on a free transfer from Club Brugge. We'll bring you some tasty details in due course.
* News we brought you earlier that Modeste M’Bami has been released is sure to be of interest to Blackburn, whose agent last week told setanta.com that Rovers were interested in his client. Sam Allardyce has also been linked with Marseille defender Renato Civelli but L’OM’s sporting director said today that a new contract is in the offing.
* Sam Allardyce has been forced to deny reports that Blackburn will suffer a 'mass exodus' of players this summer. Click here for full story. Of course we can expect Roque Santa Cruz to do a runner, but should Rovers expect to keep most of their other players? And which, realistically, would attract other Premier League clubs?
* After the success of Gael Givet this season, Blackburn have been linked with another Marseille defender in recent days with Roberto Civelli the man in question. Could he be heading for Ewood? Well he has announced today that he will be leaving Stade Velodrome on a free transfer, so quite possibly. Click here for full story.
* Zurab Khizanishvili has told his local paper that he is seeking talks with Blackburn Rovers. The defender has two more years left on his contract at Ewood Park but is unhappy at the amount of games he has got this season. Blackburn fans, should you keep hold of the Georgian? With Andre Ooijer departing I suspect you lack a bit of strength in depth in that area...
* Setanta.com can exclusively confirm, thanks to my esteemed colleague Chris Stanton, that Matt Derbyshire will be leaving Blackburn if a deal can be agreed with Olympiacos. Click here for full story.