Source: Daily_Mail
Redknapp insists Keane's not leaving Spurs but could move Bellamy
[LNB]Going nowhere: Robbie Keane [LNB]Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp does not want to sell Robbie Keane but hashinted at changes in his forward line if Manchester City are willing to sellCraig Bellamy.[LNB]Keane was said to have orchestrated the secret Christmas party that angeredRedknapp and led to a donation to charity from the players involved - but theSpurs boss did not consider taking the captaincy away from the Irishman.[LNB]'Robbie is the captain and that wasn't going to change,' Redknapp said.[LNB] 'Nota chance, and it never, ever entered my mind, I was never going to change it.'[LNB]Keane has a healthy return of eight goals this season but Jermain Defoe andPeter Crouch have been Redknapp's preferred choice in attack as Spurs havebounced back from defeat at Wolves with consecutive Barclays Premier Leaguewins. [LNB]Celtic have also been linked with a move for the 29-year-old butRedknapp said: 'I don't want to sell Robbie, there's not too manyRobbie Keanes about in thegame. [LNB]'He has enthusiasm and knowledge, a lot of things that he brings into thegame so he's certainly not a player we'd want to lose. [LNB]'He's still a big part, very much so. When we brought him here it coincidedwith a terrific run we had last year. He came and gave the place a real lift,and it's been the same this year.'[LNB]Redknapp is not expecting radical changes at White Hart Lane when the Januarytransfer window opens, although Roman Pavlyuchenko and David Bentley want toleave the club to get regular football. [LNB] Target: Craig Bellamy [LNB][LNB]The Spurs boss is a huge admirer of Bellamy and would be interested if theWales striker became available in an Eastlands shake-up following theappointment of Roberto Mancini. [LNB]'He's a good player,' Redknapp said. [LNB]'He belongs to Manchester City, I'msure they wouldn't want to sell him. I tried to sign him before he went there. [LNB]'It's like asking me if I'm interested in Wayne Rooney, of course I love WayneRooney, but I won't get him, will I?' [LNB]Redknapp will also make a decision on whether to extend Jamie O'Hara's loanspell at Portsmouth, with Avram Grant looking to keep the midfielder at FrattonPark. [LNB]'We haven't decided yet,' Redknapp said. [LNB]'I'll speak to the chairman and Portsmouth. He's a great lad and wants to play so we'll wait and see.I'm sure he'll want to stay, he's really done a good job for them, hadacouple of player-of-the-month awards.[LNB] Decision time: Jamie O'Hara[LNB]'He may feel if he comes back he won't playevery week so we'll have to wait and see.'[LNB]Ahead of the Boxing Day trip to Fulham, Redknapp could have Ledley King backfrom a hamstring problem, while Luka Modric is ready for action after an ankleinjury during his comeback from a fractured fibula. [LNB]Alan Hutton has a foot problem and fellow right-back Vedran Corluka will needchecking after an illness.[LNB]
