BLACKBURN boss Steve Kean will discuss Christopher Samba's future with the Rovers captain today after learning he has been asking to leave the club for a year.

Kean spoke to Samba's agent yesterday and was shocked to discover the captain, who may not have played in the Boxing Day clash with Stoke anyway because of an ankle problem, had been looking for a way out of the club for the last 12 months.

"I'll speak to Chris this morning," said Kean. "His agent's been telling me he's been asking to leave the club for a year. That's been news to me.

"I wasn't privy to any of that information but if he has been asking to get away for a year and he still wants to leave, then if somebody comes and matches the offer that we think he's worth and he's going to move on, then I'll need to speak to Chris about that in person.

"I'm disappointed if he has been quoted without speaking to anyone at the club.

"I spoke to the chairman last night and he's definitely not handed in a written transfer request and he's not made a verbal transfer request to anybody.

"Maybe he's a little bit annoyed or a little bit confused about the way the club's going.

"Like everybody else, I'll sit him down and tell him what the plans are."