Law : Gerrard told me Keane will leave next month
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Steven Gerrard fears that Ireland international Robbie Keane could very well leave Liverpool during the January transfer window, according to former Reds legend Mark Lawrenson.
Keane has had a tough time at Anfield since he joined the club from Tottenham over the summer - only scoring four goals - and was left on the bench for the 2-2 draw with Hull over the weekend.
And Lawrenson, speaking on Today FM’s ‘The Last Word’, has revealed that Gerrard told him that he expects a move to materialise for the striker next month.
“I had a drink with Steve at a function on Saturday night,” Lawrenson explained. “He said they share the same agent and he thinks something’s going to happen with Robbie Keane in January.
“It sounds like he might be moved on.”
The Reds have reportedly only paid a quarter of the €23 million due to Spurs for the player, which could facilitate a return to White Hart Lane in the near future, Lawrenson added.
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emmm but i thought rafa love to keep useless players?
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Jan will be a big clean out for underperforming "stars".... Keane should go, not even close to what Torres had done in his first season, not to mention that Keane played BPL for many seasons....
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keane go, dossena go, degen go.
actually, kuyt should also go. -
MARK LAWRENSON has been left red-faced by a hugely embarrassing on-air gaffe that has enraged Liverpool. The former Anfield defender claimed on Irish radio that Robbie Keane is set to be sold next month — because Steven Gerrard hinted as much to him in a private conversation.
But Gerrard has quickly distanced himself from Lawrenson’s foot-in-mouth comments, insisting no such conversation took place. Lawro dropped his clanger on Today FM presenter Matt Cooper’s Monday evening show.
He said: “I was having a drink with Steven Gerrard at a function on Saturday and we talked about Robbie Keane. “He said they shared the same agent and, quite honestly, he thinks something’s going to happen with Keane in January. It sounds like he could be moved on.”
Liverpool reacted swiftly and angrily and insisted those were Lawro’s views and not the club’s. A Reds spokesman said: “Mark’s remarks are his interpretation of a private chat. "They do no accurately reflect Steven’s opinion of Robbie and they certainly do not tally with Steven’s recollection of the conversation itself.”
Lawro, who made 332 appearances for the Kop side, also put the boot in on boss Rafa Benitez’s judgment over forking out £20million for Keane. He added: “He got it wrong. If Liverpool played in a Champions League final, an FA Cup final or a massive game they had to win, you know Keane would not start, he’d not get in the team.”
Lawro tried to dig himself out of a hole by insisting: “I’m sorry if I caused any aggravation but it wasn’t meant to. Gerrard’s name should never have come up. “It wasn’t Steven saying that, it was me saying it.”
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kena self pwned