Keane confident of becoming a hit at Anfield

ROBBIE KEANE has left no-one in any doubt that he intends to prove himself at Liverpool.

The £20 million (€22.7 million) Irish striker went into Liverpool’s final Champions League group match with a huge question mark over his future at the club amid reports he could return to Tottenham in the January transfer window.

And boss Rafael Benitez found himself having to tell the player that he would not be sold in the new year after a difficult few months trying to acclimatise himself at Anfield.

But after a much-improved performance in the comfortable 3-1 victory over PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday, Keane is only prepared to discuss his long-term aims at the club.

He said: “I am happy with my own performance, I was delighted to play in a position that I like, just off the striker.

“It meant that I was always involved, and I got an assist with the third goal. Yes, I like scoring, but I always like helping others get their goals too.

“My confidence has not been affected by things that have been said about me, things like that never get me down.

“I am confident that I will score a lot of goals for this club, I am not worried about the way things have gone, there is a lot more to come from me.

“Some players would let their heads go down and they would be crying, but I am too strong for that.

“I have only been here a few months, and it takes time to settle, so it is too early to judge me now.

“I am always confident in my own ability, I have scored a lot of goals in the past, and that ability doesn’t go away just like that.

“But I accept that at club like Liverpool, as a striker you are judged on the goals you score. I love scoring goals, but I also love being involved.

“I am just as pleased with assists so I will carry on doing that and it will be fine.”

Meanwhile AC Milan’s vice-president Adriano Galliani has admitted the Rossoneri are considering a bid for Liverpool’s Daniel Agger in the January transfer window. Galliani told Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport that the 23-year-old Danish defender was on a list of “three or four” players the Italian giants are considering as they look to replace ageing veterans Paolo Maldini and Alessandro Nesta.

Agger has been linked with a move to Milan after reports suggested contract talks between the Reds and the player had reached an impasse.

“In January we will sign a defender, there’s no doubt about it,” Galliani said.

“We have a list of three or four players who could be useful in defence and Agger is one.

“We’ve followed Agger and his situation at Liverpool, we know the problems between the player and the club over a new contract.”

Benitez has already denied any rift between the club and Agger. Last week he said: “Agger is very happy here. He knows he has not been playing at the same level he achieved last season, but I am still pleased with him.”