Ruud recommended Rovers - Ooijer

14 April 2012

Holland defender Andre Ooijer has revealed he sought the advice of former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy before completing his transfer from PSV Eindhoven to Blackburn.

Rovers completed a deal for Ooijer on Wednesday afternoon, for a fee thought to be around £2million, and the 32-year-old described it as "a good step for me".

Ooijer said: "When a club like Blackburn comes in for you, it was a simple choice for me, I heard a lot from other players that Blackburn was a warm club, it sounded like my former club PSV. I spoke to Ruud van Nistelrooy and he was very positive and I'm really looking forward to beginning."

Ooijer completed a medical and signed a two-year deal at Ewood Park, with the option of adding a third year.

He is comfortable playing at right-back or centre-half and was one of Hughes' priority targets.

"I'm very happy to be here," he told Blackburn's official website, www.rovers.co.uk.

"I'm looking forward to playing, to see the stadium and everything.

"I wanted to move on and further my career and I think it is a good step for me to be here."

Ooijer becomes Blackburn's fifth summer signing, joining Jason Brown, Francis Jeffers, Jason Roberts and Benni McCarthy at the club.

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