Rovers have yet to receive a fresh offer for captain Grant Hanley from Newcastle United.
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The 24-year-old has plenty of Championship experience under his belt despite his young age.
However, he did not feature in the win over SV Reid at the weekend with manager Owen Coyle citing a knee injury picked up in training for his absence.
“And I think it’s fair to say, in my opinion, they (Newcastle) are nowhere near the valuation of Grant Hanley”.
Further claims that Rafa is now considering an offer for either Daniel Ayala or Tom Lees don’t convince at all, both players would cost more than the Blackburn defender and Middlesbrough & Sheffield Wednesday are in far stronger financial positions than the Lancashire club, plus of course the small matter of Boro being in the Premier League.
He said: “For me, that is nowhere near the valuation of Grant Hanley”. It’s the same with me. You can’t stop clubs enquiring about your players. I think he is a very, very good player.
“Number one, I don’t want to be selling Grant Hanley”.
“We don’t want to lose him, we’re not trying to sell him and nobody here is saying ‘bring me bids'”.
Scotland global Hanley has 23 caps and has made 183 league appearances for Blackburn, where he is now their captain.
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Alexandra could be set for a cash windfall should former Academy player Grant Hanley seal a deal to Newcastle United.
