Blackburn Rovers boss Steve Kean is confident Christopher Samba will follow Ryan Nelsen in signing a new contract.
The news about Nelsen and Samba comes hot on the heels of a long-term contract signed by Kean this week.
He said of the double deal: "It would be massive.
"I've spoken to Chris, I've spoken to the owner, Chris has spoken to the owner and 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.
"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."
