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How can Spurs put a price on precocious star?

Tagged: Tottenham

Football FanCast reporter Freddie Myers mulls over the latest rumours and rumblings

If you are guaranteed one thing as a Spurs fan then it is to expect the highs and some painful lows. The football club doesn't function, any other way and just when you feel that they are on the cusp of something magical, they are brought down to earth with one hell of a bang.

Of course nothing is guaranteed and rumours that Robbie Keane is interested in a move to Liverpool are yet to be confirmed, but the silence from both sides doesn't exactly paint the most positives of pictures and you do fear that there is a chance that Spurs' talisman could well be on the move to Merseyside.

Robbie Keane is a Spurs legend, in the eyes of supporters, and rightly so. There is no player that works as hard or shares the same passion and commitment that he gives on a weekly basis for that football club. He can single handily carry that team and the thought of him leaving, as well as the likely departure of Berbatov must be considered footballing suicide.

In all honesty I am bemused by the whole situation. Robbie Keane recently signed a new contract, which comes as something of light relief given the implications of a possible Webster ruling and has always expressed his great love and desire for the football club. Whether it is this wish to play for his boyhood heroes that has turned the scales, we are yet to know, but it would certainly leave the club stuck between a rock and a hard place.

The Spaniard is rebuilding this football club and has made huge progress with his recent signings, but I'm sure the thought of having to bring in a new strike force hadn't occurred to Juande Ramos.

So what kind of price do you put on Robbie Keane, given his worth to the football club? How do you value 40+ goals and just as many assists in the past two seasons? Early reports that Liverpool have tested the water reported £5m + Crouch I find somewhat insulting.

On a personal note I for one hope that this just all proves speculation and that Keane will be playing his football at White Hart Lane next season. I can't imagine the life of me that Spurs would be prepared to sell him and any such transfer would be down to the player's own desire. Time will tell and we wait and hope that we get some transparency on the proceedings; one thing is for sure, the club mustn't sell themselves short.

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Bestie
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Your dead right the guy is
Your dead right the guy is simply irreplaceable and it will be a sad day if he leaves the football club.

Des
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I dont even what to think
I dont even what to think about him leaving the club, the guy is a colosuss and we cant replace him.

Heston
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If he wants to go then there
If he wants to go then there isnt much we can do to stop it.

Marc
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'If he wants to go then
'If he wants to go then there isnt much we can do to stop it. ' In this case I don't agree. If we ask for £20ish million and don't accept Crouch in part exchange then Liverpool probably won't be able to afford Keane

Capt10
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It will be the worst
It will be the worst departure the club has seen if he goes. He's by far my all time fav Spurs player and I just hope these are just stories to try and sell papers. as for crouch id rather get Jol back and stick him up front, sure he can jump and head better

Mike Haas
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If would be a great shame if
If would be a great shame if Robbie goes. We seem to be getting somewhere and some players start to take us seriously and a 'Big 4' club comes along. This is Carrick all over again. If he's just signed a new contract & we've chosen him above Defoe he should show loyalty. We did to him.

SteveH
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Liverpopol are not his
Liverpopol are not his boyhood heroes you cock. He's a Celtic fan. If you are going to make comment about the club at least get your facts right.

spruntspur
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some people are priceless,
some people are priceless, keane is one of them. 20 mill is alot of money but i dont think i would sell for less than 40. this may sound stupid, but how can u sell someone who not only scores goals, assists, works tirelesly throughout every game is one of our longest serving players and is a huge assest to the team. whenever u buy a new signing it is always a gamble and people dont take this into account when thinking that ffor the same money we can buy other players, keane is the finished article and is still only 27. he has to stay!!!

no worries
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"There's always speculation
"There's always speculation that I'm going here, there and everywhere but I'm very content with my life and with my time at Spurs," Keane said on Sky Sports News. "I will continue to play there for as long as I am happy and for as long as I am wanted. "It's good to have a summer off but then I look forward to going back to Spurs next season." only said a month ago! he has no need to come out and speak to the media as he has allready made it clear where he will be next season. Just papers gerrin excited over transfer season again

Joseph
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Liverpool cannot afford
Liverpool cannot afford Keane. Thats the most important part of this whole nonsense story. Two bob rags have little better to do than try and sell Tottenhams entire strike force!!! Bent, Keane and Berba all been reported to be leaving today!!! Gotta laugh! These people are actually getting paid for this tripe!