Redknapp: Brum ‘unfair’ on Keane

TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp has slammed Birmingham over their conduct during Robbie Keane’s failed transfer to St Andrew’s.

Spurs accepted Blues’ £6million bid for Keane last week before the midlands outfit pulled the plug on the deal, claiming in a statement from acting chairman Peter Pannu that the striker’s wage demands were out of their reach.

Keane, right, denied the claims earlier this week, suggesting that Birmingham had made the assertion as part of a publicity stunt.

And Redknapp backed Keane’s stance yesterday, insisting that it was “unfair” of Birmingham to make such a claim about the want-away striker.

“There was never a deal with Birmingham,” Redknapp said, who is willing to let the striker leave White Hart Lane this month.

“He never asked Birmingham for money.

“He never got around to discussing a deal with them so when they said they couldn’t meet his wage demands that was totally unfair on Robbie because he never made any demands. He never even spoke to them.

“I don’t see how the deal could’ve fallen down on wage demands when he didn’t make any. It’s a strange one.”