Spurs ready to offer captain Keane to Aston Villa as part of swap for Carew

07 January 2010 12:08
Villa-bound? Spurs want to offload Robbie Keane[LNB]Tottenham are reportedly set to offer club captain Robbie Keane to Aston Villa in a bid to land striker John Carew.[LNB]Harry Redknapp will tell Villa they can have Keane for £5m plus Carew as the Spurs boss looks to get rid of the Irishman who he bought for £12m from Liverpool last year, reports The Daily Star.[LNB]Redknapp believes Carew can help Spurs' charge to fourth place in the Barclays Premier League and qualify for the Champions League.[LNB]The Star also says Spurs are willing to use winger David Bentley as part of a deal to sign Carew.[LNB]Keane's first-team chances have been restricted due to the strike impressive partnership of Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch.[LNB]He also got in hot water with Redknapp for his role in organising a players' Christmas party in Dublin behind the manager's back.[LNB] Key man: Spurs want Villa's John Carew to help them push for a top four finish[LNB]  Sheffield United bidding to bring Kyle Naughton back from Spurs on loan Gareth refusing to Bale on Spurs as defender eyes a run in Harry Redknapp's team SPURS FC

Source: Daily_Mail