Blackburn boss Graeme Souness has admitted he wants to sign Dwight Yorke - but not at Manchester United's current price-tag.

Souness wants to re-unite the Old Trafford outcast with former United colleague Andy Cole, who was signed by Rovers last season for �8m.

But Souness has said that United's valuation - believed to be around �6m - for the 30-year-old is too high.

He said: "I would like to bring Dwight Yorke here if we can afford to do the deal.

"But right now the asking price is beyond our valuation given that he's entering the last year of his contract."

Yorke, a �12.6m buy from Aston Villa, has been told he has no future at United after two disappointing seasons since his 1998 move.

In January, he snubbed a �6m move to rejoin former United number two Steve McClaren at Middlesbrough.