{"id":469406,"date":"2011-07-28T05:20:27","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T05:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/28\/blackburn-defender-samba-declares-he-wants-arsenal-move\/"},"modified":"2011-07-28T05:20:27","modified_gmt":"2011-07-28T05:20:27","slug":"blackburn-defender-samba-declares-he-wants-arsenal-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/28\/blackburn-defender-samba-declares-he-wants-arsenal-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackburn Defender Samba Declares He Wants Arsenal Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"49.976088813\">\n<div>\n<p>Arsenal<\/p>\n<p>Arsene Wenger<\/p>\n<p>Blackburn Rovers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><abbr title=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanasoccernet.com\/english-premiership\/blackburn-rovers-0\">Blackburn Rovers<\/a><\/abbr> defender Christopher Samba wants to move to <abbr title=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanasoccernet.com\/english-premiership\/arsenal-0\">Arsenal<\/a><\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<p>The giant defender, 27, signed a new five-year deal at Ewood Park only a few months ago.<\/p>\n<p>But he insisted in <em>The Sun<\/em>: \u201cA player who has no ambition to play at a higher level has made a mistake and chosen the wrong sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what is happening with <abbr title=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanasoccernet.com\/english-premiership\/arsenal-0\">Arsenal<\/a><\/abbr> because I am not dealing with it and it\u2019s not my problem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the minute I am still at Blackburn but it would be a big lie if I told you \u2018everything is good and I don\u2019t want to play in the Champions League\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what the board and the manager at Blackburn are planning or what provisions they have made for signing new players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is difficult for me at the moment because I\u2019m just waiting to see what happens and concentrating on my preparation for the new season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gunners boss <abbr title=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanasoccernet.com\/english-premiership\/arsenal\/arsene-wenger-0\">Arsene Wenger<\/a><\/abbr> has been weighing up a \u00a312million bid for Samba for months but has so far failed to make a firm offer.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanasoccernet.com\/english-premiership\/arsenal\">It\u2019s kicking off again! Click here for your No1 source for Arsenal transfer market news and gossip.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>See more here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanasoccernet.com\/blackburn-defender-samba-declares-he-wants-arsenal-move\/\" title=\"Blackburn Defender Samba Declares He Wants Arsenal Move\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blackburn Defender Samba Declares He Wants Arsenal Move<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Arsenal Arsene Wenger Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers defender Christopher Samba wants to move to Arsenal . 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