Benni McCarthy's agent has announced that the Blackburn Rovers
striker will be looking to leave Ewood Park when the transfer
window reopens in January.
McCarthy, 31, has started only one Premier League game under Sam
Allardyce this season as the manager has preferred the likes of
Franco di Santo, Nikola
Kalinic and Jason
Roberts, with David
Dunn in a supporting role from midfield.
With first-team chances scarce at Blackburn, McCarthy is now
considering his options and has articulated a desire to seek
alternative employment at the earliest opportunity, according to
his agent Rob Moore.
South African compatriot Elrio van Heerden, who joined Rovers on
a free transfer from FC Bruges over the summer, also looks set to
depart having made only one substitute appearance in the Carling
Cup since his arrival.
"Yes, Benni wants to leave Blackburn," Moore told
KickOff.com. "He has not been given the chance to show his
worth this season in the Premiership and there's no denying that it
seems like he is not the type of player Sam Allardyce is looking
for.
"This has been a bad season at Blackburn for both Elrio and
Benni - neither seem to be the kind of player that fits into the
Blackburn system and both need to move on in January."