EXCLUSIVE: Blackburn battling Juventus for £10m striker
Blackburn boss Steve Kean is taking on Italian giants Juventus in the chase for Roma’s brilliant Montenegro striker Mirko Vucinic.
Kean is willing to match Juve in the chase for the respected but for-sale forward - with the bidding tipped to go above £10million.
Vucinic’s camp claim Roma are ready to move the Serie A star on and Kean is in the bidding as he looks to start dipping into his £20m summer kitty.
The Rovers chief has been tracking Vucinic for months and the sale of Phil Jones to Manchester United has given him the funds to fight with Juve for the striker.
Vucinic has been well-regarded around Europe because of his displays for club and country.
Now his availability has sparked Rovers and Juve into life, with Tottenham also observing developments.
Kean is flying to the Swiss base of Blackburn’s Indian advisers Kentaro today to work through his list of targets and hopes to be landing players shortly.
It is thought Vucinic, 27, will go to where the most money is and Rovers could outbid Juve, who only finished seventh in Serie A to miss out on European qualification altogether.
Kean has the cash to improve his attack - and he needs to with Roque Santa Cruz and Mame Biram Diouf returning to Manchester City and Manchester United after their loan spells and Benjani now out of contract.
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