Crunch time for Keane as Black Cats hunt €20m Spurs quartet

ROY KEANE has admitted the next few weeks could be vital for the future of his Sunderland vision as he attempts to push home his summer transfer plans.

It emerged last night that the Black Cats had tabled a series of bids — understood to amount to around £16 million (€20m) in total — for Tottenham quartet Steed Malbranque, Pascal Chimbonda, Younes Kaboul and Teemu Tainio.

Keane, who revealed this week he is yet to sit down with a single transfer target to attempt to sell the club to them, was awaiting developments as he jetted off with his current players on a pre-season trip to Portugal.