Jason Roberts has insisted that he is happy to remain at Blackburn Rovers.

Speculation had suggested that the former Wigan striker wanted to move closer to London for personal reasons and when Fulham had a bid rejected, he admitted that he spoke to Rovers about his future.

“I spoke to the club about things when the bid came in from Fulham,” Roberts told The Sun. “I have family in London and the Jason Roberts Foundation charity is based there.

“But there’s no rush for me. I’m happy here.

“The manager knows that and I’ll carry on working hard and doing my best for Rovers.”

Roberts is also confident that strike-partner Benni McCarthy will remain at Ewood Park: “There are no problems for Benni. He has said he wants to play in the Champions League again. But don’t we all want to play in that competition?

“Benni is a true professional and focused on doing as well as he can for Rovers.

“He has a lot of respect for the people here and he’ll show that when he’s out on the pitch. He’ll carry on working hard.”