Striker departs White Hart Lane

Tottenham striker Robbie Keane has left the club to join West Ham on loan for the remainder of the season. This move finally opens up a place for Spurs boss Harry Redknapp to bring in a replacement for the barely used striker.

Goal.com is reporting that the White Hart Lane outfit has finally offloaded the Republic of Ireland captain to the Upton Park outfit. The Hammers have agreed to pay 100% of his £65,000 weekly wage bill. Additionally, it’s reported that West Ham will be contractually obligated to sign the striker to a permanent deal if they avoid relegation at the end of the season.

Keane and everybody at Tottenham are relieved that a deal has been reached after the striker declined to talk to Birmingham City earlier in the transfer window after Spurs accepted a £6 million bid. We now know that he was holding out for this move across London.

The striker will have to get regular playing time at West Ham if he is to return to the national squad. Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni warned Keane that if he wasn’t playing a lot then he wouldn’t be called back up – regardless of the fact that he is the captain. After starting only two matches for Tottenham this season, the Hammers will look to utilize him much more as they fight for their Premier League lives.

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ffs bloody loans. what if they dont buy him if they stay up. i dont trust them

loan them after what brady has been saying ffs

Not from the official site, so pinch of salt time fellas

Tottenham offer West Ham Robbie Keane and £2 million for Scott Parker

West Ham United’s attempts to sign Robbie Keane took another twist on Thursday when Tottenham Hotspur offered the striker plus £2 million in return for Scott Parker.

The bid was flatly rejected by West Ham but it opened the way for negotiations to continue over Keane and there were fresh hopes on Thursday evening that a deal could finally be struck.
West Ham have been chasing Keane throughout the January transfer window and had hoped that having ceded to Tottenham's demands of a £1 million loan fee plus a permanent £6 million transfer deal in the summer should they avoid relegation, the move would go ahead.
However it is understood that Spurs responded by asking for a permanent deal now for Keane even though he is unlikely to figure in their team for the rest of the season having fallen out of favour. He might not even make their squad as things stand.
West Ham, understandably, do not want to commit to that given the real fear that they might be relegated from the Premier League. Given that Keane also commands wages of £65,000 a week, West Ham do not want to make such a financial commitment for a 30 year-old who has no resale value.
However West Ham also believe that Keane would make a significant difference to their team and could prove to be the kind of talismanic figure who scores the goals to guide them away from relegation. It is understood that talks were ongoing last night with a compromise possible over the transfer fee if West Ham stay up.

ionman34 wrote:
I think we need to resign ourselves to the fact that Keane will be coming back to us chaps as the spam won't be staying up!

The look on brookings face if they go down, i still today think sheffield utd were robbed of a place in the prem cos of Tevez , i hope they do go down !!

brooking should of gone back to west ham but he took the easy job at the f a and has done nuffing since hes been there.