Blackburn Rovers archives

Blackburn have agreed a fee in the region of £2.8million with Dundee United for striker David Goodwillie.

Dundee United striker David Goodwillie is in talks with Blackburn after the two clubs agreed a fee, United boss Peter Houston has confirmed.

Steve Kean hopes Mauro Formica can make an impact for Blackburn this season after seeing the Argentinian grab the first goal.

Blackburn finished third in the Barclays Asia Trophy after easing past Kitchee 3-0 at Hong Kong Stadium.

Blackburn are closing in on the signing of Radosav Petrovic from Partizan but Nikola Kalinic is likely to join Ukrainian club Dnipro.

Blackburn have missed out on Romanian striker Ciprian Marica after Schalke announced they had signed the former Stuttgart star.

Christopher Samba insists he has not said that he wants to leave Blackburn to join Arsenal for Champions League football.

Striker Nikola Kalinic's chances of playing for Blackburn again "look impossible", according to his agent Tomislav Erceg.

Midfielder David Dunn believes Blackburn have the potential to be a top-10 side this season, provided manager Steve Kean can add the new faces he needs.

Blackburn Rovers defender Christopher Samba has hit out at newspaper reports that claim he's angling for a move to Arsenal.

Mauro Formica was the star of the show as Rovers boss Steve Kean picked out the positives from today's Asia Trophy loss to Aston Villa.

Blackburn Rovers are thought to be closer to bringing Partizan Belgrade's Radosav Petrovic to Ewood Park.

Steve Kean has insisted Blackburn are still to receive a bid for reported Arsenal and Tottenham target Christopher Samba.

Steve Kean has reassured Blackburn fans over the clubs lack of new arrivals by revealing they should sign 'two or three' soon.

Captain Ryan Nelsen is confident that defender Christopher Samba will still be a Blackburn player when the new season starts.

Blackburn boss Steve Kean has opened talks with Partizan Belgrade about signing Serbia midfielder Radoslav Petrovic.

Blackburn's owners have dismissed rumours Steve Kean is facing the sack and have given him their full support.

Blackburn boss Steve Kean has confirmed he expects El-Hadji Diouf to leave the club this summer.

Nikola Kalinic is reportedly desperate for a move away from Blackburn but the club are being accused of pricing him out of reach.

Steve Kean feels Blackburn's attempts to tie striker Junior Hoilett down to a new deal at Ewood Park are 'progressing well'.

Blackburn reportedly face a fight from Liverpool, Fulham and Swansea for the signature of Real Betis striker Mariano Pavone.

Blackburn midfielder El-Hadji Diouf faces a heavy fine and bleak future when he reports back late for pre-season training this week.

Boss Steve Kean is determined to keep hold of Christopher Samba after revealing Blackburn are yet to receive a bid for the defender.

Blackburn's Indian owners have moved to quash fans' unrest by stating the club will sign at least two players before the end of August.

Blackburn will delay a decision on whether their pre-season trip to India goes ahead until the last minute.

Steve Kean was happy to see Mauro Formica score at Morecambe on Saturday but revealed that it was too soon for Ruben Rochina's return.

Blackburn's bank have reportedly told Venky's to cut their overdraft before they allow Steve Kean to strengthen his Rovers squad.

Steve Kean claims the hamstring injury that Blackburn Rovers striker Junior Hoilett picked up on Saturday is not too serious.

Nikola Kalinic netted the winner as Blackburn began their pre-season with a 2-1 victory over Accrington at Morecambe's Globe Arena.

Freiburg striker Papiss Cisse will not be joining Blackburn this summer as he plans to spend another season in the German Bundesliga.

Swedish forward Alexander Gerndt, who is understood to be a summer target for Blackburn, is poised to join Dutch side Utrecht.

Blackburn appear poised to complete the signing of Monaco central defender Cedric Mongongu.

Blackburn are reportedly closing in on the signing of Real Betis striker Hugo Mariano Pavone and AS Monaco defender Cedric Mongongu.

Blackburn are reportedly interested in Swedish striker Alexander Gerndt, but face competition from rivals West Brom and Fulham.

Blackburn would reportedly prefer to take Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe in any potential swap deal involving Christopher Samba.

La Liga club Getafe are hoping to beat Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City to the signature of Lens youngster Serge Aurier.

Roma director Walter Sabatini is vowing to everything possible to keep hold of Blackburn and Tottenham transfer target Mirko Vucinic.

Blackburn Rovers are ready to battle it out with Portuguese giants Benfica to win the signature of Belgian international Axel Witsel.

German side Borussia Dortmund and Spanish outfit Villarreal are reportedly interested in signing Blackburn midfielder Steven N'Zonzi.

Schalke have confirmed midfielder Jermaine Jones will not be joining Blackburn on a permanent basis.

Blackburn are understood to have failed with a £9million bid for Wigan's highly-rated midfielder James McCarthy.

Benjani is expected to sign a new deal with Blackburn later this week, having seen his previous deal expire this summer.

Blackburn are reportedly closing in on the signing of former Liverpool and Fulham goalkeeper Tony Warner.

Blackburn have warned any clubs interested in signing Nikola Kalinic that they want to recoup the £6million they paid out for him.

Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has ruled out a summer move to Blackburn Rovers.

Blackburn owners Venky's insist there will soon be new signings arriving at Ewood Park.

Blackburn boss Steve Kean is ready to move on in his hunt for new faces after being priced out of a move for Jermaine Jones.

Blackburn target Thomas Hitzlsperger would reportedly prefer a move back to Aston Villa as he seeks an exit from relegated West Ham.

Benjani's future at Blackburn has been thrown into doubt after he was absent from the squad which flew to an Austrian training camp.

Blackburn Rovers' hopes of landing Mirko Vucinic from Roma have received a boost after the Italian club admitted he wants a move away.

Blackburn may have to wait until the final moments of the transfer window to have any chance of signing Emmanuel Adebayor.

Steve Kean jetted out to Canada to discuss new contract talks with Blackburn Rovers' striker starlet Junior Hoilett.