Blackburn Rovers manager Steve Kean insists the club will do whatever they can to retain the services of Chris Samba.
The 27-year old defender has made it clear he wants to quit the club but Rovers are intent on keeping him at Ewood Park as evidenced by the statement they released yesterday.
Kean wants the French-born Congo international to stick around and says Blackburn will do what they can to keep him in Lancashire.
"He's here, he's training today. The statement reads for itself. We want to keep Chris. Obviously we know there are bids out there for him.
"It's a mark of what we're trying to do that we've refused the bids. That's where we are. Hopefully he'll be training tomorrow with us.
"The statement is there for everyone to see. We've had two bids from one club. There's not been any other clubs in contact.
"Chris is under contract. We had dialogue with Chris on Tuesday and obviously he's handed in a transfer request.
"We are where we are. We want him to stay at the club. That's what we'll be fighting to do.""Chris is here in the building just now. He had quite a bad stomach virus over the weekend. We have to make sure that's fine," he told Sky Sports.
