Robbie Keane signs for Celtic FC

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News. We are one of the biggest football clubs in the world and it is about time we set our standards there, and not by short term gain over Scotlands huns shame. Rangers are broke fc are nothing like the size of Celtic.

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Tottenham Hotspur striker Robbie Keane has agreed to join SPL giants Celtic on loan.

The Republic of Ireland international emerged as a potential target for the Hoops on a frantic transfer deadline day.

With the experienced frontman currently out of favour at White Hart Lane, Tony Mowbray hoped to convince Spurs that the 29-year-old would be better served taking in a spell at Parkhead.

Harry Redknapp, reluctant to stands in Keane's way, has agreed to such a request and is happy to let the Irishman stay in Scotland until the end of the season.

Celtic have verbally agreed a deal with the player, who is currently on his way to Glasgow to undergo a medical and put the finishing touches to the switch.

It is understood that an agreement will be official announced by Celtic at 11pm.

Scottish clubs have until midnight to complete their transfer business during the winter window.
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Tottenham striker Robbie Keane joins Celtic
Celtic have confirmed the signing of Tottenham striker Robbie Keane on loan until the end of the season.
The 29-year-old Republic of Ireland international is travelling to Glasgow on Monday evening and will be presented at a media conference at 2300 GMT.

Keane has been consistently linked with a move to the club he is known to have supported as a boy.

Spurs manager Harry Redknapp said: "He needs to be playing and to go to Celtic is a dream come true for him."

Celtic had already added Diomansy Kamara from Fulham on loan and Morten Rasmussen from Brondby during January to bolster their strike force.

He is a Celtic man and it looks like it probably will happen

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp

And the Keane deal followed Australia international Scott McDonald's transfer to Middlesbrough, which was completed minutes before the closure of the 1700 GMT deadline for incoming transfers in England.

Fellow striker Chris Killen had moved from Celtic to the Riverside earlier in the transfer window.

Keane, a lifelong Celtic fan, has made 25 appearances for Spurs this season but has recently been confined to the substitutes' bench.

"It's a good move. He is a Celtic man," Redknapp said of the switch for the Republic international team's captain and all-time top scorer with 41 goals in almost 100 games.

"Robbie needs to play. He's too good a player not to be starting here regularly. He wants to play all the time.

"It's been difficult to guarantee Robbie a starting place at the moment.

"He's not a happy man when he's not playing regularly, but he loves his football; he's a great trainer, a great man about the place.

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"Crouch has been in good form with Defoe and I have Roman Pavlyuchenko and brought in Eidur Gudjohnsen."

Keane signed for Spurs in 2002, making almost 200 appearances and scoring 80 goals, before joining Liverpool for around £20m in July 2008.

However, he went on to make only 15 appearances for the Anfield side and rejoined Spurs in February 2009 for £12m, taking his cumulative transfer fees to more than £70m.

His previous clubs include Wolves, Coventry, Inter Milan and Leeds.
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