Allardyce wants Santa Cruz to remain at Rovers

BLACKBURN manager Sam Allardyce has resolved his issues with Roque Santa Cruz and has told the striker he wants him to keep him at the club.

The Paraguay international gave an interview on the eve of Allardyce’s first match in charge in which he said if a “better or an ambitious club” came in for him he would like to join them.

Santa Cruz missed Saturday’s 3-0 victory at home to Stoke with a calf injury — likely to keep him out of the Stephen’s Day trip to Sunderland — but Allardyce said at the time he would deal with the player in due course.