Source: Daily_Mail
Robbie Keane: I want to repay Tottenham's great fans
Robbie Keane: things didn't go to plan for the Irishman at Liverpool[LNB] Robbie Keane has returned to White Hart Lane after Tottenham[LNB]finalised a knockdown £12million payment with Liverpool[LNB]to end the Republic of Ireland striker's nightmare six-month stay at Anfield.[LNB]A deal for the 28-year-old was reached in the final hour of Sunday's transfer window.[LNB]Should a first set of clauses be triggered based on success, such as Spurs avoiding relegation, the fee will rise to £15m and it could reach £20m if a further host of clauses are met over the four years of the Ireland captain's contract.[LNB]Keane said: 'It was a difficult decision to leave Tottenham in the summer. It proved not to be the right move for me.[LNB]'I know some Spurs fans will feel I let them down by leaving but I can assure them I shall be giving my all for this club. The club has terrific fans and I want to repay them for all their support. We've got to get on and fight our way up that League table.'[LNB]Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy said: 'We never wanted Robbie to leave in the summer. We acknowledged the six years' dedicated service he gave this club and reluctantly let him go.[LNB] 'I am delighted that he has chosen to return. We can all recall the passion and fight he displayed during his previous seasons with us. I know he is determined to give ushis full commitment.'[LNB]Keane is the third former Spurs player manager Harry Redknapp has re-signed in the transfer window after the arrivals of Jermain Defoe and Pascal Chimbonda and he said: 'They were all good players that the chairman didn't want to lose in the firstplace. I think they are terrific signings for the club.[LNB] Enlarge [LNB]Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp was a busy man throughout the January transfer window [LNB]'Robbie will make a terrific impact. He is a boy who wants to win and you need that atthe club. Every time that he puts his shirt on he gives everything he's got.'[LNB]Re-joining Spurs means Keane has become the third most expensive player of all time in terms of total transfer fees commanded.[LNB]He has now fetched £73m in transfers but still trails Nicolas Anelka (£84.8m) andJuan Sebastian Veron (£76.2m).[LNB] Deal done! Premier League receives paperwork confirming Robbie Keane's switch from Liverpool to Tottenham[LNB]Midwinter madness: A month of transfer mayhem is finally over[LNB]TOTTENHAM FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE NET[LNB][LNB][LNB] [LNB]
