Blackburn Rovers summer transfers

All the latest transfer news and speculation from Blackburn Rovers football club.

CONFIRMED TRANSFERS

IN:

Mark Bunn; from Northampton

Keith Andrews; from MK Dons

Julio Santa Cruz; from Cerro Porteno

Robbie Fowler; from Cardiff City; undisclosed

Paul Robinson; from Tottenham; £3.5m

OUT:

David Bentley; to Tottenham; £17m

Brad Friedel; to Aston Villa

Bruno Berner; released

Peter Enckelman; released

Stephane Henchoz; released

SPECULATION:

1 September: Paul Gallagher has moved to Plymouth on loan

29 August: Northampton have confirmed goalkeeper Mark Bunn has joined Blackburn for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year deal. (PA)

29 August: Blackburn have agreed an undisclosed fee with Coca-Cola League One side Northampton for goalkeeper Mark Bunn.

28 August: Blackburn have signed Keith Andrews from MK Dons on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. (PA)

28 August: MK Dons manager Roberto Di Matteo has confirmed the League One club have agreed a fee with Blackburn for midfielder Keith Andrews. (PA)

27 August: Blackburn have signed Australia international Vince Grella for an undisclosed fee from Torino. (PA)

26 August: David Dunn could be set for a new deal at Blackburn after making an immediate impact with manager Paul Ince.

22 August: Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz has signed a new four-year deal, the club have announced, ending any speculation of a move to Manchester City.

16 August: Paul Ince won his first game as a Premier League manager and insisted there will be no more big-money departures from Blackburn. The new Ewood Park boss has sold David Bentley and seen Roque Santa Cruz, Benni McCarthy and Stephen Warnock all linked with moves before the deadline comes to an end. (PA)

15 August: Blackburn manager Paul Ince today took a thinly-veiled swipe at Manchester City over their pursuit of striker Roque Santa Cruz. "He has said he wants to stay. It is silly because we're preparing for a massive game against Everton and some people seem to be creating so many issues at Blackburn which aren't there. It's not right and it's not professional," said Ince. (PA)

15 August: Manchester City may make an increased bid for striker Roque Santa Cruz as their fragility in that department was all too appararent in a disappointing 1-0 defeat in their UEFA Cup qualifier at home to FC Midtjylland. (PA)

14 August: Blackburn have confirmed they have rejected a bid from Manchester City for striker Roque Santa Cruz.

13 August: Blackburn's Stephen Warnock today denied reports that he has handed in a transfer request. The 26-year-old England defender told his club's official website: "The reports are rubbish, I have not handed in a transfer request." Reports had linked the former Liverpool player, who signed a new four-year deal with Blackburn at the end of last season, with a move to Newcastle. (PA)

8 August: Blackburn striker Maceo Rigters has joined Barnsley on a season-long loan deal. The 24-year-old Dutchman failed to make the grade at Ewood Park after signing last summer. (PA)

6 August: Blackburn have signed the younger brother of Paraguay international striker Roque Santa Cruz. Rovers have signed 18-year-old Julio on a three-year deal subject to international clearance.

4 August: Blackburn have agreed to sign Manchester United full-back Danny Simpson on a one-year loan.

2 August: Blackburn have confirmed the signing of Chile midfielder Carlos Villanueva on a one-year loan from Audax Italiano.

31 July: Tottenham have completed the signing of David Bentley for £17m.

30 July: Tottenham look set to unveil David Bentley tomorrow after the England winger arrived from Blackburn and underwent a medical in London. Spurs have scheduled a press conference tomorrow in Chigwell at their training facilities, with Bentley expected to attend. (PA)

30 July: Tottenham are on the verge of signing David Bentley from Blackburn and will confirm the transfer providing the England winger passes a medical today. (PA)

29 July: Blackburn are in talks with Tottenham over the transfer of England midfielder David Bentley. Rovers chairman John Williams has confirmed they are in negotiations with the Londoners but insisted to BBC Radio Lancashire they had not accepted a bid from Spurs for the 23-year-old. (PA)

28 July: There is fresh uncertainty over Damien Duff's future at Newcastle United after the 29-year-old Republic of Ireland winger was mentioned in connection with a return to Blackburn Rovers as part of a proposed deal that would take Stephen Warnock in the opposite direction.

26 July: Brad Friedel has signed for Aston Villa from Blackburn for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract, the midlands club have announced.

25 July: Tottenham and England goalkeeper Paul Robinson has joined Blackburn for £3.5million, signing a five-year contract.

25 July: Aston Villa have been given permission by Blackburn to speak to their goalkeeper Brad Friedel about a possible transfer, the midlands club have confirmed.

25 July: Tottenham Hotspur have accepted a bid of around £3m from Blackburn Rovers for their goalkeeper Paul Robinson. A deal should go through within the next few days if personal terms can be agreed with the 28-year-old England international indicating that he is willing to move to Ewood Park.

23 July: Blackburn goalkeeper Brad Friedel looks set to leave Ewood Park after the club accepted a bid from an undisclosed Premier League club, thought to be Aston Villa. Rovers insisted in a statement "the transfer is conditional to Rovers having a bid for a goalkeeper at another club accepted". The identity of that target is unknown, though the Lancastrians have been linked with Tottenham's Paul Robinson recently. (PA)

22 July: Blackburn utility man Brett Emerton has signed a new four-year contract. The deal will keep the Australian, who joined Rovers from Feyenoord in 2003, at Ewood Park until 2012. (PA)

21 July: Blackburn would consider selling England midfielder David Bentley - but only for the right price, the club's chairman John Williams has confirmed. Rovers have had two bids for the 23-year-old, from Tottenham and Aston Villa, but neither has come anywhere close to the price Blackburn believe Bentley is worth. (PA)

19 July: MK Dons have made captain and Blackburn target Keith Andrews available for transfer. The 27-year-old midfielder was named League Two player of the year last season after scoring 14 goals on his way to guiding the Dons to the title and Johnstone's Paint Trophy. (PA)

19 July: Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has confirmed the club had a bid for David Bentley rejected by Blackburn while admitting the Gareth Barry situation is "unchanged." (PA)

19 July: Chile international Carlos Villanueva is close to joining Blackburn, according to his agent. Villanueva's agent Cristian Otero told La Tercera.com that Rovers boss Paul Ince contacted him looking to sign youngster Mauro Zarate. However, Ince instead chose the Audax Italiano midfielder after Zarate opted to join Lazio. (PA)

18 July: Blackburn have rejected offers from Newcastle and Panathinaikos for defensive duo Stephen Warnock and Andre Ooijer. (PA)

18 July: MK Dons manager Roberto Di Matteo has confirmed that Blackburn are interested in signing midfielder Keith Andrews.

18 July: Blackburn have rejected a bid from Tottenham for England winger David Bentley.

15 July: New Blackburn boss Paul Ince will give veteran striker Robbie Fowler "a few weeks" to prove he can still play in the Premier League. And Ince has defied the critics who have doubted that Fowler can still perform at the top level, insisting: "You never lose your ability, and Robbie has been scoring goals for years and years." (PA)

15 July: After his first game as Blackburn manager - a 2-1 friendly win at former club Macclesfield last night - Ince insisted he would fight attempts to prise Bentley, Brad Friedel and Roque Santa Cruz away from Ewood Park.

14 July: Paul Ince has confirmed Blackburn have received a bid from Aston Villa for wantaway midfielder David Bentley.

14 July: Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz has played down speculation he is seeking a move away from Ewood Park. He told Paravision TV station: "A lot of people said my transfer to a bigger club was about to happen, but I live in the present and I'm focused on Blackburn. I'm happy for the good season that I had and the important goals that I scored. I am motivated by the other teams' interest, but if I am not transferred then I want to have the best possible season at Blackburn." Manchester United, Arsenal and Manchester City are reportedly interested in signing the Paraguay international who scored 23 goals last season. (PA)

12 July: Former England striker Robbie Fowler believes he can still perform in the Premier League after accepting a trial with Blackburn. "I love playing and it doesn't matter what age you are, you want to play in the Premier League and I honestly think I can do it," he said. (PA)

11 July: Ecuador international Alejandro Castillo claims he is in talks over a move to Premier league club Blackburn. The 26-year-old midfielder, who plays in Serbia for Red Star Belgrade, told La Red radio station in his homeland that his agent is speaking with Rovers. (PA)

11 July: Tottenham are planning to launch a bid for their long-term target David Bentley next week.

11 July: Robbie Fowler is poised to make a surprise move back to the Barclays Premier League after Cardiff announced he is set to join Blackburn. He will join Blackburn's pre-season training before Ince makes a decision over whether to sign the former England international.

9 July: Paul Ince will this week step up his effort to sign Fulham and Northern Ireland player Steve Davis. After enjoying a successful loan spell with Rangers last season, Davis is back with Fulham for pre-season training. It is unlikely, though, that he will stay there with Blackburn and the Glasgow club leading the race for the 23-year-old midfielder.

8 July: Blackburn's new manager Paul Ince has been given a £3million boost to his transfer funds after the Jack Walker Trustees decided to reinstate their annual payment to the club. The trustees had ended their funding when the latest bumper TV deal kicked in last season but promised to review the decision every year. The change of manager and the looming possibility of a takeover of Blackburn have now prompted them to restore the funding. (PA)

25 June: Blackburn chairman John Williams has revealed that new boss Paul Ince is contractually obliged to earn his UEFA Pro Licence in the window allocated by the Premier League. Ince was named as Mark Hughes' successor on Sunday despite not possessing the required coaching qualifications to take over at a top flight club and made his first appearance in front of the media this afternoon. Williams, who secured the kind of dispensation for the former England captain that has previously been awarded to Gareth Southgate, Avram Grant and Glenn Roeder after negotiations with league chiefs, admitted Ince was formally bound to completing his training in the agreed period.

24 June: Blackburn chairman John Williams has promised to back new manager Paul Ince in his fight to keep David Bentley at Ewood Park.

24 June: Blackburn defender Stephen Warnock has insisted he is committed to Rovers after Paul Ince was confirmed as the club's new manager.

15 June: England midfielder David Bentley has confirmed he is looking to leave Blackburn this summer. "The situation is I want to move on. I want to be playing Champions League football, or in Europe." he said. Blackburn chairman John Williams has said no decision will be taken over David Bentley's future until a new manager has been appointed. (PA)

11 June: Chairman John Williams has promised the club's next manager that Rovers will do all they can to hold on to their stars. Williams is in the process of finding a successor to Mark Hughes and said whoever the new manager is, he can be assured that Blackburn will not become a "selling club". (PA)

11 June: Ryan Nelsen has pledged his loyalty to the club after speculation he would follow former manager Mark Hughes to Manchester City. "I've got four years left at Blackburn and I am very loyal to them," he told New Zealand newspaper The Press. (PA)

9 June: Christopher Samba has attracted the interest of the Spanish club Seville.

6 June: Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz could be set for a move to the red half of Manchester. "The interest from Manchester United is real" he said. (PA)

3 June: Several clubs are thought to be expressing an interest in Chelsea's Steve Sidwell including Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Newcastle, West Ham, Fulham, Manchester City, Everton and Blackburn, with Aston Villa leading the way. Chelsea want in the region of £6m for the midfielder. (PA)

WHAT'S IN THE KITTY?

Owned by: The Walker Trust

Value: c£50m.

Turnover: £43.3m (to June 2007).

Profit/loss: £3.3m operating loss.

Debt: £20m.

Prem TV cash 07-08: £40.24m.

Summer kitty: c.£10m, depends on sales.

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