Keane blasts ‘publicity-seeking’ Birmingham

IN a bizarre postscript to the collapse of his proposed transfer to Birmingham City, Robbie Keane has claimed a deal with the club was “never really on the table” and charged that the Blues were publicity seeking at his expense.

Following reports that Spurs had agreed a €6 million bid for the player, Birmingham issued a statement on Monday which indicated that the deal had fallen through because the club was not prepared to meet the player’s excessive wage demands.

However, Keane yesterday hit back, saying: “The Birmingham stuff was never on anyway, so it was very strange to see that stuff on Sky in the first place. It was never going to happen.