Re: santa cruz set for city medical
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ROQUE SANTA CRUZ OFF TO CITY
Mark Hughes aims to tie up £15million deal this week
13/06/2009
ROQUE SANTA CRUZ hopes to wrap up his £15million move to Manchester City this week - if he passes his medical.
The Blackburn striker has a long and alarming history of knee problems, going back to his Bundesliga days with Bayern Munich.
Santa Cruz, 27, spent the end of last season getting himself fit for a move away from Ewood Park, after missing out on a move to City in January.
The Paraguay international has not played since the beginning of March and will be subjected to a strict medical examination by the Eastlands backroom staff.
The injuries suffered by Santa Cruz have meant he was allowed to leave for less than the £18m Rovers were demanding just after Christmas.
He watched from the stands as Sam Allardyce's side secured Premier League safety with two weeks to spare and it is believed the club regretted not selling him.
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp had hoped to take the striker to White Hart Lane, after learning City had their minds on other targets.
Spurs were told they may even be lucky enough to get their man on the cheap, because there were no other serious bids for the injury-prone frontman.
But their chances of signing Santa Cruz vanished when City boss Mark Hughes, who brought Santa Cruz to Blackburn two years ago, declared his continued interest last week.
Hughes has been looking to sign a target man around whom to build his team since taking over from Sven Goran Eriksson exactly a year ago.
City made two bids for the forward in January but refused to meet the Blackburn board's hefty valuation at that time.