Blackburn Rovers boss Steve Kean is delighted with the signings of Scott Dann and Yakubu.

24-year-old Dann arrives from Birmingham on a four-year-deal, whilst 28-year-old Yakubu signed a three-year-deal in his move from Everton.

"We have managed to bring in fantastic quality on the last day," Kean told the Rovers website.

"Scott, with the quality he has shown in his partnership with Roger Johnson (at Birmingham), is a fantastic leader and more importantly he is a top player.

"He is quality defender in that he likes defending and is very comfortable on the ball but actually there is a knack of defending which is dying a bit and he is a proper defender.

"He is going to be something who will go on and, in future, will be captain material for us.

"We didn't know Yakubu was going to be available but when we did we moved swiftly.

"To get someone who has a track record of scoring goals at this level and if you can give him service and get him in the box then he scores so I think it is a brilliant signing.

"He has been around and scored goals everywhere he has been so that is nice habit to get in as a striker."