Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Robbie Keane for 20 Million?
After spells with Coventry, Wolves, Inter and Leeds Robbie Keane, 28 years old, has joined Liverpool for the laughable sum of 20 million quid plus a donation to the Tottenham charity whatever that maybe.
Local players do carry a premium for whatever reason but Benitez has gone bonkers on this one. I agree that it is an astute signing and Keane could gel well with Fernando Torres, the nonsense here is the sum.
If Liverpool win the Premier League or and the Champions League next season then Rafa will argue he has spent well.
He'd better win something 'cos at 28 Keane hasn't got long left at the top and he will have no re sell value as he ages.
No wonder most clubs are content to spend a couple of million on nobodies like Teemu Tannio and Pascal Chimbonda
Local players do carry a premium for whatever reason but Benitez has gone bonkers on this one. I agree that it is an astute signing and Keane could gel well with Fernando Torres, the nonsense here is the sum.
If Liverpool win the Premier League or and the Champions League next season then Rafa will argue he has spent well.
He'd better win something 'cos at 28 Keane hasn't got long left at the top and he will have no re sell value as he ages.
No wonder most clubs are content to spend a couple of million on nobodies like Teemu Tannio and Pascal Chimbonda
# posted by Me @ 5:36 AM 
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