Chris Is Not Cross Any More

Chris Samba is on the brink of performing an amazing U-turn that would keep him at Blackburn for life.

Samba threatened to walk out on Rovers after new owners Venky's dumped ex-boss Sam Allardyce six weeks ago.

But his stance has softened since Steve Kean landed the job full-time and he is close to penning a long-term deal.

Kean, who also tied down Ryan Nelson to a new contract on Saturday, said: "There was obviously the confusion early on when everything turned out the way it did.

"But for Chris Samba as the team captain and for Ryan Nelsen as the club captain, to tie them down would be fantastic. One's already done and the second one's very close.

"There were rumours that players were unsettled, but they all want to commit themselves to the club and that's fantastic.

"The players are enjoying working. There's never been anything negative at the training ground. The lads are training well together, they're tight as a group."

Kean added: "I've spoken to Chris, I've spoken to the owner and Chris has spoken to the owner.

"Hopefully that will get put together and we can come out with some positive information alongside Ryan Nelsen committing himself for the rest of his career to the club, which was tremendous.

"They're as good a signing as a new player coming to the club.

"When you can tie down key members of the squad, and they commit to the club for the long term, that can only be good for everybody."

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