Santa Cruz signs Rovers deal
Striker commits to Ewood Park until 2012
Last updated: 22nd August 2008
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Blackburn Rovers striker Roque Santa Cruz has ended doubts about his future by signing a new four-year contract.
Santa Cruz has been coveted by a string of rival Premier League clubs, with Manchester City having an offer turned down.
Arsenal, Aston Villa, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur have also been linked with bids for the Paraguay international.
Rovers boss Paul Ince has insisted that Santa Cruz is not for sale and will be heartened by the player's commitment to the club.
The 27-year-old has accepted an extension to his contract which ties him to Ewood Park until 2012.
Santa Cruz has been a huge success for Blackburn since joining the club in a cut-price deal from Bayern Munich last summer.
He scored 23 goals last season and opened the new campaign with a goal in last Saturday's 3-2 win at Everton.
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|---|---|
| Saturday 22nd November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Chelsea vs Newcastle |
| 15:00 | Liverpool vs Fulham |
| 15:00 | Man City vs Arsenal |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough vs Bolton |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Hull |
| 15:00 | Stoke vs West Brom |
| 17:30 | Aston Villa vs Man Utd |
| Sunday 23rd November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Tottenham vs Blackburn |
| 16:00 | Sunderland vs West Ham |
| Monday 24th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Wigan vs Everton |
| Saturday 29th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aston Villa vs Fulham |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough vs Newcastle |
| 15:00 | Stoke vs Hull |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Bolton |
| 15:00 | Wigan vs West Brom |
| Sunday 30th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Man City vs Man Utd |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Tottenham vs Everton |
| 16:00 | Chelsea vs Arsenal |
| Monday 1st December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Liverpool vs West Ham |
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| Sunday 16th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Everton 1 - 1 Middlesbrough | |
| Hull 2 - 2 Man City | |
| Saturday 15th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 0 - 2 Liverpool | |
| Newcastle 2 - 2 Wigan | |
| Fulham 2 - 1 Tottenham | |
| Arsenal 0 - 2 Aston Villa | |
| Man Utd 5 - 0 Stoke | |
| Blackburn 1 - 2 Sunderland | |
| West Brom 0 - 3 Chelsea | |
| West Ham 0 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Sunday 9th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 0 - 2 Chelsea | |
| Man City 1 - 2 Tottenham | |
| Aston Villa 1 - 2 Middlesbrough | |
| Fulham 2 - 1 Newcastle | |
| Saturday 8th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Arsenal 2 - 1 Man Utd | |
| Wigan 0 - 0 Stoke | |
| Sunderland 1 - 2 Portsmouth | |
| Hull 0 - 1 Bolton | |
| Liverpool 3 - 0 West Brom | |
| West Ham 1 - 3 Everton | |
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