The London club are looking to bolster their defence with big, imposing experienced Premier League players, making Samba the ideal choice.
“We don’t want to let Chris go,” Blackburn owner Anuradha Desai told the Mail on Sunday. “I’m confident that we can keep him and I hope he’ll stay.
“I know he has an ambition to play for Arsenal but I hope we can keep him for another year at least and prove our own ambition.”
