Blackburn Rovers have signed Paraguay international striker Roque Santa Cruz from Bayern Munich.The 25-year-old, who has joined for an undisclosed fee, has signed a four-year contract at Ewood Park.Rovers manager Mark Hughes is already well-off for strikers, with Benni McCarthy, Jason Roberts and Matt Derbyshire and new recruit Maceo Rigters on his books.
Hughes admitted on Friday: “What we don’t have is a real threat in the air and that is something we are looking to address.Santa Cruz is a young player, an international with a good reputation who is playing at a top European club.The good thing from our point of view is that his fitness levels are fine as he has been playing in the Copa America.”
Blackburn chairman John Williams told official club website www.rovers.co.uk: "We set off with the intention of securing quality at the right price and I think we have achieved that."
In his eight years with Bayern, Santa Cruz has won the Champions League and five Bundesliga titles, as well as four German Cup triumphs and a World Club Cup winners' medal.In 155 games, he scored 31 times and will bring a wealth of European experience to Rovers too, having played 51 games in the Champions League and scoring seven goals.
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