Keane, Arshavin set to move at EPL transfer deadline
Last Updated: Monday, February 2, 2009 11:45 AM ET Comments1Recommend0
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Keane, 28, is returning to his former team, tranferring to Tottenham from Liverpool for a reported $26 million.
Striker Robbie Keane is making a return trip to his former side. Liverpool has agreed on a transfer fee for the 28-year-old Irishman, according to the club's website on Monday. The deal will send him back to his old club, Tottenham Hotspur.
Keane left Spurs in the summer to sign with Liverpool for $35.5 million US and hasn't impressed manager Rafa Benitez in his six months with the club. He has five goals in 15 games for the Reds this season.
It's the third former Spur that manager Harry Redknapp has brought back into the fold. Keane joins Jermain Defoe and Pascal Chimbonda as former Spurs who have recently returned to the squad. The struggling side sits in 14th spot but is only one point out of the relegation zone.
No terms were disclosed, but ESPN's Soccernet is reporting that Tottenham paid around $26 million US for Keane.
With the English Premier League's transfer deadline set for today, moves are happening fast and furious. Andrei Arshavin, the standout Russian striker from Euro 2008, is also set to make a move to Arsenal from Zenit St Petersburg.
The deadline has also been extended by two hours because of a massive snowstorm in London, England, which is hampering club communications.
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