<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Liverpool have launched a surprise move to sign Tottenham striker Robbie Keane - but may be priced out of a deal for the Republic of Ireland star. Spurs boss Juande Ramos is an admirer of Liverpool forward Peter Crouch and Anfield boss Rafael Benitez is happy to make him part of an exchange deal. BBC Sport understands Liverpool would be willing to offer Crouch plus cash to sign 28-year-old Keane. But they fear Spurs will demand ?20m for Keane, wrecking a possible deal. Liverpool's transfer plans are currently focused on concluding the protracted and acrimonious pursuit of Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry. Barry has publicly stated his desire to move to Liverpool - and while Villa boss Martin O'Neill admits he is willing to do business, the current price tag of at least £18m is out of Liverpool's reach. Benitez's interest in Keane is an unexpected development but, with Crouch likely to go and Portsmouth still his most likely destination and Andriy Voronin struggling to make an impact, he is seen as an ideal partner for Spain's Euro 2008 hero Fernando Torres. Keane is under contract with Spurs until 2010 and was an influential figure last season, scoring 23 goals in a campaign that was capped by the Carling Cup going to White Hart Lane - and Liverpool's move will receive no encouragement. But reports suggest Keane may be tempted to make the switch by the lure of playing Champions League football at Liverpool, the club he supported as a boy. He joined Tottenham from Leeds for ?7m in August 2002 and has also played for Wolves, Coventry and Inter Milan Liverpool, meanwhile, may have to wait until European champion Xabi Alonso returns from holiday before they can sort out the Spanish midfielder's future. Alonso is on a three-week break after being part of Spain's successful Euro 2008 squad, leaving a possible ?16m move to Juventus in limbo and boss Benitez waiting to discover if he will get a fresh injection of transfer funds.</div> [Source] That sorta came outta nowhere.
Haha Roy Keane...I think you mean Robbie. Anyway, he's a good striker but do they really need another one, if they're planning on keeping Crouch?
Oh yeah, haha. Hmm, I'm not sure if they are keeping Crouch, I just don't think Pompey met the transfer fee that Benitez wants for him. I can't see Spurs letting him go, he is almost like the admiral of the fleet.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (kobimel @ Jul 1 2008, 07:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Haha Roy Keane...I think you mean Robbie. Anyway, he's a good striker but do they really need another one, if they're planning on keeping Crouch?</div> Yes. Because Keane > Crouch. And Benetiz really doesn't like Crouch either (or at least the way he plays). -Petey
I don't know to be honest. We will never know what truly happens. I still think something else was invovled in Henry's 14M move to Barca.
