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 Robbie Keane has returned to White Hart Lane after Tottenhamfinalised a knockdown £12million payment with Liverpoolto end the Republic of Ireland striker's nightmare six-month stay at Anfield.A deal for the 28-year-old was reached in the final hour of Sunday's transfer window.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.Keane said: 'It was a difficult decision to leave Tottenham in the summer. It proved not to be the right move for me.'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.'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. '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.'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. Enlarge Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp was a busy man throughout the January transfer window '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.'Re-joining Spurs means Keane has become the third most expensive player of all time in terms of total transfer fees commanded.He has now fetched £73m in transfers but still trails Nicolas Anelka (£84.8m) andJuan Sebastian Veron (£76.2m). Deal done! Premier League receives paperwork confirming Robbie Keane's switch from Liverpool to TottenhamMidwinter madness: A month of transfer mayhem is finally overTOTTENHAM FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE NET