Anfield flop Keane set for dramatic Spurs return after Liverpool accept £15m bid

01 February 2009 23:57
Tottenham[LNB]had a £15million offer for Robbie Keane accepted by Liverpool[LNB]on Sunday night and he is expected to sign on at White Hart Lane on Monday.[LNB]It will complete one of the most spectacular deals of the transfer window.[LNB]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.[LNB] Liverpool flop Robbie Keane could be set for a dramatic return to Spurs[LNB]Sportsmail understands Keane's £90,000 a week salary was proving to be problematic but a solution has been found.[LNB]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. [LNB] Liverpool 2 Chelsea 0: Torres at the double to put Merseysiders two points behind leaders as Lampard sees red[LNB]Benitez in the dark as Liverpool and Spurs are locked in talks over Keane's return to White Hart Lane[LNB]LIVERPOOL FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB]Spurs to end Keane's Anfield misery - I didn't even sanction the £20m transfer in the first place, admits angry Benitez[LNB]Bolton 3 Tottenham 2: Davies's dramatic late header sinks Spurs after Harry's men pull leve[LNB]TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB][LNB]Spurs have also asked to take highly-rated Inter Milan forward Mario Balotelli, 18, on loan.[LNB]Liverpool, meanwhile, will attempt to take Real Madrid's Argentina striker Javier Saviola on loan.[LNB]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.[LNB]Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez could move to replace Keane with a loan swoop for Real Madrid forward Javier Saviola[LNB] 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.[LNB]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.[LNB]Sunderland [LNB]are still interested in Darren Bent but Tottenham are reluctant to let him go until they confirm at least one striker coming in. [LNB]Spurs may also make a late £5m bid to sign Reading's Stephen Hunt to solve their problem left midfield position.[LNB]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[LNB]of a £2.5m down payment with the balance to be paid in instalments.[LNB] Liverpool 2 Chelsea 0: Torres at the double to put Merseysiders two points behind leaders as Lampard sees red[LNB]Benitez in the dark as Liverpool and Spurs are locked in talks over Keane's return to White Hart Lane[LNB]LIVERPOOL FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB]Spurs to end Keane's Anfield misery - I didn't even sanction the £20m transfer in the first place, admits angry Benitez[LNB]Bolton 3 Tottenham 2: Davies's dramatic late header sinks Spurs after Harry's men pull leve[LNB]TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB][LNB] [LNB] 

Source: Daily_Mail