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Reports today claim that Rafa Benitez told Robbie Keane that if he didn't agree to move to Spurs that he would be left to "rot in the reserves".

That is the claim by football journalist John Cross who says the Irishman wanted to stay at Anfield and fight for his place. Cross also says that Keane tried to negotiate his stay by offering to leave on loan until the end of the season and then come back for a fresh chance next season.

Liverpool will receive £16million for Keane. The maximum they would have had to pay Spurs for the player was £19million depending on appearances and success.

Reds boss Rafa Benitez tried to include Aaron Lennon in the deal but Spurs weren't interested.

When you here stuff like that. A player going to that much trouble to stay at a club they love. It sucks. I know it's all apart of the game. But it still sucks.

i m not satistfy with this rumour,
must have some secret behind

Absolutely dreadful IF it's true.
From what source did this story actually come from?
The press do have a bit of a habit of 'emroidering' some alledged conversations to suit their over dramatised headlines.

sad if true but also unlikely - i think if keane had shown that much desire to fight for his place rafa would have kept him - he likes that in a player

was saviola ever on the cards????

Keane to rot? Smells of gutter-press slander to me.

Saviola? No idea what's going on that front... I don't know enough about him TBH but IF we did get him, could he play with Torres? Where would Gerrard play if so? or would Saviola and Torres be rotated?

We fans look with the eyes of sentiment and Awwww shame.

Directors and managers are ruthless, thats why they are where they are.

Im only sorry that we didnt get a replacement. 1stly- by not getting a replacement it could mean several things, a) The board want to see what Rafa does this season before they give him more money. b) We just coudlnt get what we wanted to late on int the deadline.