Kean, who succeeded the sacked Sam Allardyce last December, has lost eight of his 14 games in charge and it is understood that his position will be reconsidered should Blackburn lose at home to relegation rivals Blackpool on March 19.
Rumours of high-level meetings to discuss Kean’s future over the weekend have been denied by the club’s owners. But director Venkatesh Rao admits that the recent run has not escaped the attention of the owners.
“Yes, we are very concerned [with results], but we are now trying to improve all aspects,” Rao said. “Plans are looking very positive and I am sure in the future we will do something better.
“He [Kean] is very much there, he has just signed a contract and we like him a lot. He is very enthusiastic and he is very positive.”
Anuradha Desai, the chairperson of Venkys, Blackburn’s owners, added: “There is no question of the manager being changed.”
Bayern Munich have said that coach Louis van Gaal is to leave at the end of the season, one year early, after three defeats in a row and qualification for the Champions League on a knife-edge.
“The reason for the contract being annulled is differing views on the club’s strategic direction,” the Bundesliga club said in a statement.
The German giants, who are accustomed to winning, are fifth in the Bundesliga and seven points adrift of the second place that would guarantee Champions League football next season.
Everton will offer Sylvain Distin an improved contract at the end of the season as a reward for the 33 year-old’s impressive performances since replacing Joleon Lescott in the heart of David Moyes’s defence.
The Frenchman will have just a year left to run this summer on the deal he signed after arriving at Goodison Park for £5 million from Portsmouth in August 2009 and Moyes is hopeful of securing one of his most consistent performers for at least two more years.
“A contract extension is something we will look at in the summer,” said Moyes.
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