TOTTENHAM last night swooped for Christopher Samba in a £10million deal.Spurs made a cash-plus-player bid for the Blackburn centre-back. Arsenal and Everton have also tracked Samba, rated at £12m by Ewood Park chiefs. Spurs do not want to spend that much but are willing to offer some money while offloading a player such as Jermain Defoe, Robbie Keane, David Bentley or Sebastian Bas...Full Story »

CHRIS SAMBA has stunned Blackburn by pleading: Let me join Arsenal.The Rovers skipper said: "I want to play Champions League football. Which player doesn't dream of that?"The giant French defender, 27, signed a new five-year deal at Ewood Park only a few months ago.But he insisted: "A player who has no ambition to play at a higher level has made a mistake and chosen the wrong sport."I don't kn...Full Story »

Steve Kean was facing fresh turmoil at Ewood Park last night after it emerged he may have to cash in on experienced central defender Christopher Samba. Already reeling from the loss of England Under-21 centre back Phil Jones to Manchester United, the Blackburn manager appears to be heading for a defensive crisis, after a clear signal that Samba could soon be on his way. The 27-year-old has mad...Full Story »

Christopher Samba has spoken of his desire to make a step up and said he does not want to be involved in more relegation battles with Blackburn Rovers. Samba has attracted interest from Arsenal and hopes that Rovers will not stand in his way if he is offered the chance to move to a bigger club. According to skysports.com, Samba said: "For four-and-a-half years I have been at Blackburn and foug...Full Story »

Junior Hoilett's injury-time header earned a vital 2-2 draw for Blackburn in a breathless Barclays Premier League encounter with fellow strugglers Blackpool. The visitors were in total control at half-time after captain Charlie Adam, back from a two-game ban, had netted a contentious 25th-minute penalty and curled in a sublime free-kick four minutes later. But Christopher Samba pulled a goal b...Full Story »