Samba to Villa - sky sports....

[abc123cox]

Blackburn Rovers defender Christopher Samba claims Aston Villa have made contact with his club regarding a possible transfer.

Samba is unsettled at Ewood Park after expressing his disappointment at the decision of new owners Venky's to sack Sam Allardyce as manager.

He reiterated his wish to leave earlier this month, although current Rovers boss Steve Kean remains hopeful he can persuade Samba to stay at the club.

Premier League rivals Villa have been linked with a bid, while there have also been reports of interest from French giants Lyon.

The 26-year-old has not received any approach from Lyon, but says Villa have been in touch with Blackburn during the transfer window.

"I heard about interest from Lyon, but there is no contact," Samba told France Football.

"However, there is contact between Blackburn and Aston Villa."

Villa boss Gerard Houllier is trying to revamp his squad this month and has already signed Kyle Walker and Jean Makoun.

Houllier has also made a bid to sign Sunderland

[manic-road]

Hope we sign Samba, Randy is certainly backing GH.

[peter w]

'Samba agent tells player to a leak a club's name to get another move'

[mshurst]

Houllier has also made a bid to sign Sunderland

What? The whole fucking city?!

[garyshawsknee]

What i saw of him on MOTD on sat he done a couple of cock ups.Must be better options out there,

[pauliewalnuts]

Why post this in both the transfer thread and in its own thread?