Keegan set to meet City power brokers
Keegan believes one of the reasons the £7 million move ended up dead in the water was that negotiations dragged on too long. Fowler agreed personal terms and passed a medical after a fee was settled with Leeds following two weeks of on-off discussions. City's medical team, however, expressed their concern at the lack of matches he had played since a hip operation.
Chairman David Bernstein tried to alter the deal in dialogue with his Leeds counterpart Peter Ridsdale after Keegan had conducted the initial negotiations. It is believed the new deal was on a pay-per-play basis and when relayed to the 27-year-old striker through his adviser George Scott he changed his mind and decided to stay in Yorkshire. Fowler phoned Keegan and told him that he had "wrong vibes" about the move.
