Robbie Keane to Liverpool within 24 hours on 6 months loan (7 mill quid fee)
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It doesnt work like that at all.
Keane and Berbatov worked so well because they have that almost telepathic understanding you rarely find in pairs of strikers. Think Yorke and Cole.
Keane is mobile and will do lots of running, Berbatov has better physical ability and when needed will go up top and better compete with high balls - but he has great vision and will often put Robbie Keane in behind the opponent's defence.
In contrast Torres is the same kind of player Keane was this season. The one trying to get in behind the defence and sliding the ball past the keeper. Keane can drop off and play a bit - but he's nowhere near as good at it as Berbatov.
Frankly the balance between Berbatov and Keane as a pairing is far better than Torres and Keane.
He's a very good player and will improve their squad.
However, if anyone thinks that the difference between them finishing 4th and them being second or better has been the lack of Robbie Keane, they will be proven very wrong indeed.
United and Chelsea will be the main contenders for the league once again and if Chelsea add Robinho and keep Drogba they will be very close. More so if we fail to land another decent striker.
However, if anyone thinks that the difference between them finishing 4th and them being second or better has been the lack of Robbie Keane, they will be proven very wrong indeed.
United and Chelsea will be the main contenders for the league once again and if Chelsea add Robinho and keep Drogba they will be very close. More so if we fail to land another decent striker.
A cool 20.3m + an apology for tapping up + a forced donation to a Spurs charity: that's the price.
"The Club can announce that it has reached agreement with Liverpool FC for the transfer of Robbie Keane.
Speaking on the announcement of the transfer, Chairman Daniel Levy said: "I was incredibly disappointed when I first heard, not only that Liverpool had been working behind the scenes to bring Robbie to Anfield, but that Robbie himself wanted to go and he submitted a transfer request to this effect.
"I have already made my opinion clear on the nature of this transaction. I don't regard it as a transfer deal - that is something which happens between two clubs when they both agree to trade - this is very much an enforced sale, for which we have agreed a sum of £19m as compensation plus a potential further £1.3m in additional compensation."
Liverpool FC has also acknowledged that the way its website reported comments of its manager, which were widely covered by the media, was inappropriate and in light of that acknowledgement has apologised and agreed to make a donation to our Club's main charity, the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation. Tottenham Hotspur has therefore agreed not to pursue its official complaint to the Premier League."
"The Club can announce that it has reached agreement with Liverpool FC for the transfer of Robbie Keane.
Speaking on the announcement of the transfer, Chairman Daniel Levy said: "I was incredibly disappointed when I first heard, not only that Liverpool had been working behind the scenes to bring Robbie to Anfield, but that Robbie himself wanted to go and he submitted a transfer request to this effect.
"I have already made my opinion clear on the nature of this transaction. I don't regard it as a transfer deal - that is something which happens between two clubs when they both agree to trade - this is very much an enforced sale, for which we have agreed a sum of £19m as compensation plus a potential further £1.3m in additional compensation."
Liverpool FC has also acknowledged that the way its website reported comments of its manager, which were widely covered by the media, was inappropriate and in light of that acknowledgement has apologised and agreed to make a donation to our Club's main charity, the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation. Tottenham Hotspur has therefore agreed not to pursue its official complaint to the Premier League."
Liverpool have announced the signing of Robbie Keane from Tottenham.
The 28-year-old was on Merseyside on Monday for a medical and to discuss personal terms after Liverpool agreed a fee in the region of £18million for the Irishman.
Liverpool have quickly concluded the deal and Keane has signed a four-year deal at Anfield to end his five seasons at White Hart Lane.
Reds boss Rafa Benitez has been chasing Keane all summer as he sees him as the ideal partner for Fernando Torres in attack and the Republic of Ireland international will fill the void left by Peter Crouch's departure to Portsmouth.
Keane is Liverpool's fifth signing of the summer following the arrivals of Philipp Degen, Andrea Dossena, Diego Cavalieri and David Ngog.
The 28-year-old was on Merseyside on Monday for a medical and to discuss personal terms after Liverpool agreed a fee in the region of £18million for the Irishman.
Liverpool have quickly concluded the deal and Keane has signed a four-year deal at Anfield to end his five seasons at White Hart Lane.
Reds boss Rafa Benitez has been chasing Keane all summer as he sees him as the ideal partner for Fernando Torres in attack and the Republic of Ireland international will fill the void left by Peter Crouch's departure to Portsmouth.
Keane is Liverpool's fifth signing of the summer following the arrivals of Philipp Degen, Andrea Dossena, Diego Cavalieri and David Ngog.
This will be Benitez' last season at Liverpool if he fails to get anywhere near the title now he's spent yet more big money.
Funny how this "we don't spend any money" thing has now seen
22 million Torres
17 million Mascherano
7 million Skrtel
12 million Babel
20 million Robbie Keane
6 million Dossena
in just over 12 months.
Fortunately thus far it has resulted in 0 trophies, and long may this continue.
Funny how this "we don't spend any money" thing has now seen
22 million Torres
17 million Mascherano
7 million Skrtel
12 million Babel
20 million Robbie Keane
6 million Dossena
in just over 12 months.
Fortunately thus far it has resulted in 0 trophies, and long may this continue.
Liverpool FC has also acknowledged that the way its website reported comments of its manager, which were widely covered by the media, was inappropriate and in light of that acknowledgement has apologised and agreed to make a donation to our Club's main charity, the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation. Tottenham Hotspur has therefore agreed not to pursue its official complaint to the Premier League.
lol ...
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This is quite sickening in some respects. The charity thing will no doubt gloss it over, but at the end of the day, either some fundamental law of the game has been broken or it hasn't. It shouldn't be something that you can effectively bribe your way out of.
I'd be happy that Liverpool have well overpaid for a good player that's not top drawer and leave it at that.
£20.3 million on a 28 year old half decent striker...jesus
You may be right. But he is definitely better than what they have after Torres up front and I'm sure he'll score 10-15 league goals minimum for them.
Hopefully Torres will suffer a nasty dose of 2nd season syndrome and only get 15 himself.
I never like seeing them strengthen their squad even if on analysis they are still well off being genuine title contenders.
No doubt they will be top for a couple of weeks at the start of the season and this place will be absolutely full of the horrible cnuts until we knock them back of their perch by the end of September.
If they finish above Arsenal or Chelsea this season I will be very upset with both clubs.
where did you get that from .
ssn says "in the region of 18m"
the report on sky says 19 million plus a potential further 1.3 million.
Liverpool have completed the signing of striker Robbie Keane from Tottenham for a fee that could rise to £20.3m.
Keane, 28, underwent a medical on Monday after agreeing personal terms on a four-year contract worth around £80,000 a week over the weekend.
And he could now debut in Wednesday's friendly against Villarreal.
Tottenham have also agreed to drop their official complaint to the Premier League after Liverpool apologised for their conduct in pursuing the Irishman.
Relations between the clubs became strained after Spurs chairman Daniel Levy accused the Reds of breaking Premier League rules in making their interest in Keane known despite being told by the Londoners he was not for sale.
However, a statement on the Spurs website read: "Liverpool FC have acknowledged that the way its website reported comments of its manager, which were widely covered by the media, was inappropriate.
"In light of that acknowledgement (they) have apologised and agreed to make a donation to our Club's main charity, the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation.
"Tottenham Hotspur has therefore agreed not to pursue its official complaint to the Premier League."
I don't regard it as a transfer deal - that is something which happens between two clubs when they both agree to trade - this is very much an enforced sale
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy
Levy added, though: "I was incredibly disappointed when I first heard, not only that Liverpool had been working behind the scenes to bring Robbie to Anfield, but that Robbie himself wanted to go and submitted a transfer request to this effect.
"I have already made my opinion clear on the nature of this transaction.
"I don't regard it as a transfer deal - that is something which happens between two clubs when they both agree to trade - this is very much an enforced sale, for which we have agreed a sum of £19m as compensation plus a potential further £1.3m in additional compensation."
Liverpool will now become Keane's sixth club after spells at Wolves, Coventry, Inter Milan and Leeds, before his switch to Tottenham in 2002 for £7m.
The Irishman had become Benitez's number one summer target over recent weeks, with the need to replace Peter Crouch, who joined Portsmouth earlier this month, seemingly more important than pursuing the complicated and protracted move for Aston Villa's 27-year-old midfielder Gareth Barry.
With the prospect of Xabi Alonso now remaining at Anfield, Liverpool may now decline to respond to Villa manager Martin O'Neill's demand that they make their intentions regarding Barry clear.
Liverpool's response is that Villa have turned down four bids for Barry and the Merseysiders are not prepared to pay £18m for the England international.
Benitez will now be unwilling to allow full-back Steve Finnan, a possible makeweight in a deal for Barry, to leave the club.
That is because new signing Philipp Degen is expected to need surgery on a groin injury that will rule him out of the start of the season.
There is also the likelihood that Spain international Alvaro Arbeloa could return to his home country for £6m in the coming weeks, having expressed such a desire for personal reasons.
All such problems will be put aside by Benitez when he is able to unveil Keane - who married Irish model Claudine Palmer in June - as the new strike partner for Fernando Torres.
Torres cost Liverpool £20.2m when they bought him 12 months ago, and their current second biggest signing is Javier Mascherano, who cost £17m when the deal finally went through in February this year.
The arrival of Keane takes Liverpool's spending to about £32m since the end of last season. They have already drafted in Degen, fellow full-back Andrea Dossena, goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri and teenagers David Ngog and Emmanuel Mendy.
About £20m has been raised by selling Crouch, John Arne Riise, Scott Carson and Danny Guthrie.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/7528735.stm
Keane, 28, underwent a medical on Monday after agreeing personal terms on a four-year contract worth around £80,000 a week over the weekend.
And he could now debut in Wednesday's friendly against Villarreal.
Tottenham have also agreed to drop their official complaint to the Premier League after Liverpool apologised for their conduct in pursuing the Irishman.
Relations between the clubs became strained after Spurs chairman Daniel Levy accused the Reds of breaking Premier League rules in making their interest in Keane known despite being told by the Londoners he was not for sale.
However, a statement on the Spurs website read: "Liverpool FC have acknowledged that the way its website reported comments of its manager, which were widely covered by the media, was inappropriate.
"In light of that acknowledgement (they) have apologised and agreed to make a donation to our Club's main charity, the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation.
"Tottenham Hotspur has therefore agreed not to pursue its official complaint to the Premier League."
I don't regard it as a transfer deal - that is something which happens between two clubs when they both agree to trade - this is very much an enforced sale
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy
Levy added, though: "I was incredibly disappointed when I first heard, not only that Liverpool had been working behind the scenes to bring Robbie to Anfield, but that Robbie himself wanted to go and submitted a transfer request to this effect.
"I have already made my opinion clear on the nature of this transaction.
"I don't regard it as a transfer deal - that is something which happens between two clubs when they both agree to trade - this is very much an enforced sale, for which we have agreed a sum of £19m as compensation plus a potential further £1.3m in additional compensation."
Liverpool will now become Keane's sixth club after spells at Wolves, Coventry, Inter Milan and Leeds, before his switch to Tottenham in 2002 for £7m.
The Irishman had become Benitez's number one summer target over recent weeks, with the need to replace Peter Crouch, who joined Portsmouth earlier this month, seemingly more important than pursuing the complicated and protracted move for Aston Villa's 27-year-old midfielder Gareth Barry.
With the prospect of Xabi Alonso now remaining at Anfield, Liverpool may now decline to respond to Villa manager Martin O'Neill's demand that they make their intentions regarding Barry clear.
Liverpool's response is that Villa have turned down four bids for Barry and the Merseysiders are not prepared to pay £18m for the England international.
Benitez will now be unwilling to allow full-back Steve Finnan, a possible makeweight in a deal for Barry, to leave the club.
That is because new signing Philipp Degen is expected to need surgery on a groin injury that will rule him out of the start of the season.
There is also the likelihood that Spain international Alvaro Arbeloa could return to his home country for £6m in the coming weeks, having expressed such a desire for personal reasons.
All such problems will be put aside by Benitez when he is able to unveil Keane - who married Irish model Claudine Palmer in June - as the new strike partner for Fernando Torres.
Torres cost Liverpool £20.2m when they bought him 12 months ago, and their current second biggest signing is Javier Mascherano, who cost £17m when the deal finally went through in February this year.
The arrival of Keane takes Liverpool's spending to about £32m since the end of last season. They have already drafted in Degen, fellow full-back Andrea Dossena, goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri and teenagers David Ngog and Emmanuel Mendy.
About £20m has been raised by selling Crouch, John Arne Riise, Scott Carson and Danny Guthrie.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/7528735.stm
The BBC, not sure if this includes the compensation package
Liverpool are actually looking stronger. Should we be worried? I have no idea.
Maybe, but he isn't really a 'make a difference' like signing Torres was last year or signing Villa would be this year. If I were a 'pool fan I'd be crying in my beer already.
They warn Rio and Vidic to watch out
Laugh all you want but you compared Rooney to Kuyt. That is just
Agree, Keane is decent but nothing to worry about. Liverpool haven't had a genuinely scary strike force since the early days of Fowler - Owen.
Did it with Arnesen as well. So is that what Spurs are looking from us now? What a ridiculous club.
i'm not a happy chappie
Keane and Torres were 2 of my favourite players and now they're both playing for them
Keane and Torres were 2 of my favourite players and now they're both playing for them
On the RAWK thing.. I made the mistake of having a look at the thread about Tevez.
Dear me, they really don't like Rooney do they?
I really hope he gets the winner at Anfield this season.
Dear me, they really don't like Rooney do they?
I really hope he gets the winner at Anfield this season.
Keane is a decent player who will improve them a bit even if the price is high.
Cant see that signing being that much of a difference maker in terms of winning the league though, im not worried.
Cant see that signing being that much of a difference maker in terms of winning the league though, im not worried.
I would not say Keane is bad, but considering Spurs asking 25M for berbatov, i'd rather pay the extra 5.
My prediction is that Keane won't change much of the Scouse, he seems to have lost the drive, at best they'll be contending for 3rd place against a weakened Arsenal
Keane is not a 20M worth striker.
My prediction is that Keane won't change much of the Scouse, he seems to have lost the drive, at best they'll be contending for 3rd place against a weakened Arsenal
Keane is not a 20M worth striker.
Liverpool to Spurs: Right, here's the money for the player. Now drop that spastic complaint about Rafa. Everyone knows you only did it to get the Spurs fans off your back for selling the player.
Spurs to Liverpool: No problem. We got paid, and you were right about the complaint. But can you do us a favour, can we pretend a portion of the fee we've just agreed with you is compensation to make us drop the complaint? It makes it sound like we actually had a serious case.
Liverpool to Spurs: Fair enough, it's your money. You can pretend to split it any way you want.
Spurs to Liverpool: No problem. We got paid, and you were right about the complaint. But can you do us a favour, can we pretend a portion of the fee we've just agreed with you is compensation to make us drop the complaint? It makes it sound like we actually had a serious case.
Liverpool to Spurs: Fair enough, it's your money. You can pretend to split it any way you want.
I thought Liverpool's preferred system was Torres + Gerrard in the hole with Babbel and Kuyt as the other two forwards in a 4-2-3-1. So is Robbie Keane effectively pushing SG wide? Or have I misunderstood what is going on?
Levy makes me laugh. After all his huffing and puffing, he's seemingly willing to forget his morals when somebody flashes the cash. If he was that insenced he should have gone through with his threats. fecking spineless gimp. I'm bet he goes on about it it all season!
Liverpools next Bellamy....
Duuno, they're gonna play 4231 until Benitez's bollocks fall off - I reckon that'll be Keane left and Kuyt right with Gerrard in the centre of the three plus 2x DM. Doesn't work.
£19m up front with a possible £1.3m more....bloody hell!
Good business there Spurs.
Good business there Spurs.
no more babel time ?
gerrard needs 2 midfielders behind him to have the telepathic understanding with torres ..
They warn Rio and Vidic to watch out
They ll be terrified when they ll find out that the opposition has 2 Kuyts in their line-up
Benitez has ruined better players than Keane
Babel's got more potential than either of those two but I (like Arsene) don't think he's got it. Gerrard's getting to be a bigger disappointment as the years roll by. I reckon Benitez would sell him for silly money if he could risk being hung by the scousers.
Laugh all you want but you compared Rooney to Kuyt. That is just
I think you'll find that spastics on RAWK compared Rooney to Kuyt and I was taking the piss.
Great deal for Spurs. Keane is a quality player, but £20m is a lot of cash for a 28 year old.
£18M is a right price for him.
Strikers can hang around more than midfielders and if Benetiz can get three good seasons out of him, the deal should be justified.
As for Keane, teriffic player..we should've gone after him instead of Berbatov.
Strikers can hang around more than midfielders and if Benetiz can get three good seasons out of him, the deal should be justified.
As for Keane, teriffic player..we should've gone after him instead of Berbatov.
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