Benjani remains a summer target for Blackburn Rovers Football Club.

The Zimbabwean international has fallen way down the pecking order at Manchester City, and he will see the season out on loan at Sunderland.

The 31-year-old has been told he can leave Eastlands on a permanent basis in the summer, and he could yet earn a long-term contract at the Stadium of Light.

However, it is believed Sam Allardyce is keen to take Benjani to Ewood Park to bolster his attacking options next season, having missed out on a number of targets in the winter.

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