Allardyce to begin striker search

Sam Allardyce will target a replacement for Benni McCarthy after Blackburn agreed a fee with West Ham for the South Africa striker.

Sam Allardyce will target a replacement for Benni McCarthy after Blackburn agreed a fee with West Ham for the South Africa striker.

A move for Stoke’s James Beattie is being lined up while Rovers have also looked at Stuttgart’s gifted Turkish midfielder Yildiray Basturk.

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