Source: Team_Talk
Kean: No offers in for Samba
Steve Kean insists there has not been a single offer for Blackburn centre-back Chris Samba this summer - and he hopes it stays that way.[LNB] Rovers boss Kean is keeping his fingers crossed that the Samba situation remains the same until the transfer window closes.[LNB]Tottenham and Arsenal have both been interested in the defender but with Rovers already having sold Phil Jones to Manchester United, Kean does not want to lose another centre-back.[LNB]Kean said: "Chris is only a few months into a five-year contract. There have been rumours every single week but we have not had any bids at all, not one, and long may that continue.[LNB]"We know it's life without Phil, and if you lose somebody at the last minute it can be very difficult.[LNB]"We hope that won't happen, we hope that's the only centre-half we have lost this season and that they phone doesn't ring and that Chris is happy with us."[LNB]Kean also said that talks over a new deal with Zimbabwe striker Benjani, who is out of contract, were "not dead" yet.[LNB]He added: "We made him a contract offer that was not adequate for what he was after. There has been a little bit of movement on both sides so it's not dead yet."[LNB]Samba is a doubt for Blackburn's opening match of the season at home to Wolves with a groin strain. Ryan Nelsen is back in training but the game will come too soon for the New Zealander.[LNB]Radosav Petrovic, the Serbian midfielder signed from Partizan Belgrade, will not be available either because although he has been granted a work permit he is still waiting for his visa to come through.
