Santa Cruz not for sale, says Allardyce

BLACKBURN manager Sam Allardyce has put a £40m price tag on wantaway striker Roque Santa Cruz.

The Paraguay international has stated his desire to leave Ewood Park and Manchester City manager Mark Hughes, who signed the player for Rovers from Bayern Munich last season, has had two bids rejected already.

Allardyce has always insisted he does not have to sell Santa Cruz – it was one of the issues he wanted chairman John Williams to clarify before he took over from Paul Ince last month.