Aiyegbeni Sets No Target At Blackburn

Yakubu Ayegbeni will not be setting any goals target for himself after joining Blackburn Rovers from Everton on transfer deadline day.

The striker has hit double figures in every season since coming to the Premier League but says he would not be putting himself under any pressure by setting himself a goals target

“I have been playing in the Premier League for some time now and I know that no season is exactly the same as a previous one. A lot of things can happen differently and you will need plenty of luck as well so I won’t want to say that I will score this number of goals or that number of goals but surely as a professional player I will try to do my best to get many goals for my new club and help to lift them so that we can have a better season than the last one.”

In his final days at Everton, Yakubu was relegated to the Reserves and treated almost as an outcast, but the Nigerian had only good words about his time at Goodison Park

“I enjoyed my stay at Everton and I am hoping to enjoy my time here at Blackburn as well. It is a great football club with a wonderful set up and amazing fans. They have a rich history and don’t forget that they have won the title before although that was a long time ago.”

The Yak has been handed the number 24 jersey.