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Blackburn Rovers<\/a> manager Steve Kean<\/a> has told club captain Chris Samba<\/a> to concentrate on his game after no clubs came in for him on the final day of the transfer window.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 27-year-old defender has been linked with many of the Premier League’s big clubs over the summer, including Arsenal and Tottenham.<\/span><\/p>\n

But after no late offers were made for the Blackburn centre-back, manager Kean has now told Samba to focus at Ewood Park.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kean was quoted as saying by\u00a0The Sun<\/em>: \u201cThere’s always rumours and it’s no secret certain clubs said they would come in for him. This window closing will help us focus.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Blackburn, whose next fixture comes on September 11 away at Fulham, brought in Scott Dann from Birmingham City and Yakubu from Everton on transfer deadline day.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the Lancashire club also released striker El-Hadji Diouf from his contract on the final day of the window.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDioufy\u2019s left the club for pastures new,\u201d Kean said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Diouf is rumoured to be heading back to Scotland where he spent the second half of last season on loan at Rangers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kean’s side are yet to win a game in the Premier League this season, having lost all of their first three matches.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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