Spurs admit interest in Robbie Keane

Tottenham have admitted their interest in signing Irish international Robbie Keane from Leeds United.

Spurs manager Glenn Hoddle is reportedly considering an £8m (€12.6m) bid for the 22-year-old Dubliner, who turned down a move to Sunderland earlier this month after Leeds had agreed to sell him.

Tottenham have already signed Jamie Redknapp, Milenko Acimovic, Jonathan Blondel and Rohan Ricketts this summer, but Hoddle needs a young striker like Keane to lead his forward line.