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The transfer of Robbie Keane to Liverpool moved closer last night when the Ireland forward was omitted from the Tottenham Hotspur squad for a friendly match in Spain, with the Merseyside club hoping to conclude an £18million deal this weekend. Despite their complaint to the Premier League about Liverpool's conduct, Tottenham are resigned to selling their vice-captain, as underlined by his absence from a 19-man squad when Juande Ramos's team took on Hercules in Alicante. Tottenham made no comment about Keane's absence before the match, but the 28-year-old, who has informed Ramos, the Tottenham head coach, of his desire to join Liverpool, is not believed to be carrying an injury, having trained on Wednesday. Dimitar Berbatov, who is agitating for a move to Manchester United, was included in the starting line-up. The imminent... [read full story]
