Source: Daily_Mail
Robbie Keane set for £6m West Ham deal
Robbie Keane is set to seal a loan move to West Ham with a view to a permanent deal. The 30-year-old striker has made just seven Barclays Premier League appearances for Tottenham this season, and is keen to leave White Hart Lane this month in a bid for first-team football. Waving goodbye: Keane is set to leave White Hart Lane in the transfer windowOut in the cold: Keane has featured in just seven Premier League games this season West Ham are interested in Keane and are set to take the Republic of Ireland international initially on loan until the end of the season for a £1million fee. The Hammers have also agreed to pay Keane's £65,000-a-week wageswith a view to taking him on in a £6m permanent deal if they avoid thedrop at the end of the season.Tottenham accepted a £6m offer from Birmingham for Keane earlierthis month, but the striker refused to discuss terms with the StAndrew's club. And the Irishman is in line to be frozen out at White Hart Lane ifhe fails to agree a January move. with reports suggesting he will beaxed from Harry Redknapp's 25-man Champions League squad. 'Keane no longer features in Harry's plans,' a source toldGoal.com. 'He does not need him, especially as the strikers are playingfor just one place when he has a full-strength team.' West Ham bring in Ba as Hoffenheim striker arrives on loan for dogfightSunderland target Piquionne as Fuller prices himself out of a moveWest Ham ponder moves for Blackburn bad boy Diouf, Keane and BaWEST HAM UNITED FC