Santa Cruz hopes for Ewood return

Roque Santa Cruz hopes to secure a permanent move to Blackburn this summer to end his frustrating time as a Manchester City player.

The 29-year-old was a £17.5million signing for City from Rovers in the summer of 2009 but a combination of injury and poor form has limited him to just six league starts and three goals at Eastlands.

Nelsen agrees Rovers extension

Blackburn captain Ryan Nelsen has signed a two-year contract extension at Ewood Park. 

The deal on Friday could effectively keep the 32-year-old at the club for the rest of his career.

The news comes a day after Blackburn boss Steve Kean signed a contract extension to keep him in charge at Ewood Park until the summer of 2013.

Nelsen had been a huge fan of former boss Sam Allardyce and was upset following his recent departure, but is now fully behind Kean.

"It is a real positive that we are heading in the right direction," he told Sky Sports News concerning Kean's extension.