Blackburn captain Christopher Samba is fit and available but will not be in the squad for Saturday's trip to Arsenal, Steve Kean says.
The defender has not played since handing in a transfer request last month, which was rejected, and the Blackburn boss said after Wednesday night's 2-0 defeat by Newcastle he did not feel Samba had been in the right frame of mind to return to the side.
The manager had stated his intention to sit down with his skipper on Thursday and was hopeful they could put the matter behind them, but at a press conference, the media were told questions about Samba were off limits.
"I'm prepared to say he's fit and he's available but he's not in the squad for the Arsenal game," Kean said.
"I'd rather speak about people who are available to play against Arsenal.
"Chris has trained well today (Thursday) but he's not going to be in this squad."