JOL TELLS BHOYS: HANDS OFF ROBBIE

Tottenham boss Martin Jol warned Celtic off a January transfer window move for Robbie Keane after the striker inspired Spurs to victory against Newcastle.

Jol joked that Keane would be "too expensive for any Scottish club" after the Republic of Ireland international captained the side in the absence of the injured Ledley King to a 2-0 success through goals by Teemu Tainio and Mido.

Jol was adamant that, despite speculation Celtic are lining up a bid for Keane amid the strong competition for places at White Hart Lane with Jermain Defoe, he would not be selling the striker.

"People in London realise that Robbie Keane would be too expensive for a Scottish club! Jokes aside, he is just as important for us as Mido and Jermain Defoe. They are all important to us," declared Jol.

Keane, Spurs' vice-captain, has previously also been linked with Everton but Tottenham have a two-year option to extend his contract, which expires next summer, and look set to take it up.

Jol offered the striker a bearhug when he was substituted with 10 minutes left, accompanied by a rousing reception from the White Hart Lane crowd. The message was clear and no wonder.

 

we would never get him- hes in the starting 11, scoring goals for fun for spurs and captain

 

my thoughts aswell........shame he would be a great signing

 

never say never.

 

he would be a great signing but spurs would want alot for him

 

To high a wage for what he produces (probabley £30,000 a week).

 

if he was that we would be able to pay for him

 

Roy Keane is the exception. Signings on big wages will be few and far between. Producing and developing players like Beattie and Maloney is the club focus along with signing emerging players from smaller leagues

 

aye but £30,000 is within the wage limit that we have

 

Oh no it isn't

 

if it isn't why did we sign roy keane and he was within the wage structure

 

They have an overall figure of say £20m a year on wages. Roys wage fits into that. We can only pay a few a high wage like that. Magic, Naka, Boruc etc are all on 10-15,000 a week. Because one player gets it doesn't mean everyone can

 

Sutton has freed up £35,000 so it would be possible but i would rather give Petrov that money

 

i think we should offer Spurs 4million or 5million

 

Jol is started playing him in december so it has become impossible to sign him because he is happy now but once Keane signs that two year extention say bye bye to that guaranteed starting place. Jol sees him as a squad player, hes been a sly *.

 

this is tottenham hotspur you're talking about here, you're making them sound as if they were chelsea, compared to us they are medicore and yes if the board finds the money we will get Robbie.

 

rite so if hes doing that well for spurs he will defianetly leave?? dont think so m8

 

how not, we are a much better club than them bunch of vermine rats, also he'd be turning down the oppurtunity of a lifetime, a mean we have far more to offer him, playing in the cl is one of them, he wont get that at tottenham

 

Tottenham are better than Celtic...

Edit: ATM

 

Spurs are much improved under Jol and won't be far off a CL place. When it comes to teams like us in smaller leagues, playing in the CL isn't the major attraction it's made out to be for players for the simple reason our teams struggle in it and are generally are out of it before it hots up.