United To Bid For Santa Cruz?

United are planning to hit Blackburn with a £15million bid for towering striker Roque Santa Cruz.

Boss Alex Ferguson has earmarked the Paraguay international as United’s main summer signing.

Fergie sees Santa Cruz, 26, as the big man who Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney can feed off. The United boss has given up on Louis Saha playing that role after a succession of injuries.

Fergie has also had to give up on an audacious bid to land Barcelona top scorer Thierry Henry, who was persuaded he still has a major role to play at the Nou Camp.

Rovers will be desperate to keep their main striker. But with manager Mark Hughes on the way to Manchester City they will struggle to hold their prize asset.
- Neil Custis, The Sun -