
Liverpool flop Robbie Keane could be set for a dramatic
return to Spurs
Tottenham had
a $15million offer for Robbie Keane accepted by Liverpool on
Sunday night and he is expected to sign on at White Hart Lane on
Monday.
It will complete one of the most spectacular deals of the
transfer window. Just six months after Keane’s $20.3m move north,
the striker left out of Liverpool’s squad for the 2-0 victory over
Chelsea at Anfield on Sunday will return, giving Spurs a $5.3m
profit on the deal.
Sportsmail understands Keane’s $90,000 a week salary was proving
to be problematic but a solution has been found. Tottenham’s
highest paid player is Jonathan Woodgate on $70,000 a week,
although $20,000 of that is still being subsidised by his former
club Middlesbrough as part of the arrangement to sell him last
January.
Spurs have also asked to take highly-rated Inter Milan forward
Mario Balotelli, 18, on loan.

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez could move to replace Keane with
a loan swoop for Real Madrid forward Javier Saviola.
Liverpool, meanwhile, will attempt to take Real Madrid’s
Argentina striker Javier Saviola on loan. Spurs manager Harry
Redknapp is still coming to terms with a serious foot injury to
Jermain Defoe and fears the club are back in a relegation battle
following the 3-2 defeat to Bolton on Saturday.
Keane has told friends he was reluctant to quit Anfield after
just six months, but Spurs chairman Daniel Levy was at his
persuasive best in the final hours of the transfer window to
complete the deal.
Liverpool threatened to report Redknapp to the Premier League
after he spoke in glowing terms about the forward last week and
relations had remained frosty.
Sunderland are
still interested in Darren Bent but Tottenham are reluctant to let
him go until they confirm at least one striker coming in. Spurs may
also make a late $5m bid to sign Reading’s Stephen Hunt to solve
their problem left midfield position.
Hunt has a $5m escape clause in his contract and Spurs will have
to pay the fee up front after Reading snubbed an offer from
Wigan of a
$2.5m down payment with the balance to be paid in instalments.