If this is true, there will be a lot of Rovers fans who will not be happy at the news that the owners of the club think that a man who has won just six games out of 33 is the man to take the club forward.
Kean gets a two year contract on top of his current deal.
Blackburn currently sit second bottom on the league table with one win from 12.
This story first came from the Daily Mirror so it could well be wrong.