Long way to go on Roque road for Hughes

MANCHESTER CITY manager Mark Hughes will have to pay top price for Roque Santa Cruz if he wants to be reunited with the Blackburn striker.

Long way to go on Roque road for Hughes
Fri, 09 Jan, 2009 - 00:00

Hughes revealed yesterday Rovers had turned down a bid – believed to be around £15 million (€16.6m) – for the Paraguay international.

The Manchester City boss is keen to strengthen his squad as quickly as possible and has been chasing Santa Cruz, who he signed for Blackburn last season, since taking over at Eastlands in the summer.

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