Blackburn Rovers players are furious with want-away Christopher Samba.

The Sun says Samba's team-mates feel betrayed after the centre-half slapped in a transfer request yesterday.

Rovers immediately tried to warn off the likes of Tottenham and QPR by pricing their man at a minimum £12million.

Samba still has four years left to run on the new contract he signed last January.

An insider said: "His team-mates feel really let down by him.

"They are all right behind the manager and think they can pull off the great escape to stay in the Premier League.

"But they know losing Samba would be a huge blow - and can't believe he has chosen such a vital time to desert them."