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Keane unhappy with the debut at Celtic

Robbie Keane Celtic

Celtic Glasgow was beaten with 1-0 by Kilmarnock and now the “catholics” are with 10 points behind Glasgow Rangers.

The loaned striker from Tottenham, Robbie Keane was in the first-team, he had a lot of chances, but he didn’t score.

The team who scored was Kilmarnock, through Chris Maguire in the 52th minute of the match.

Celtic manager, Tony Mowbray, told BBC: “It’s not the result we wanted. We needed to hit the ground running with the new signings, but it didn’t quite happen tonight.”

Robbie Keane on loan at Celtic!

Robbie Keane

Tottenham’s striker, Robbie Keane, has moved on loan at Celtic Glasgow for 6 months. Harry Redknapp, the former manager of the Irish player, has said: “It’s a good move because Robbie is a good player and he needs to play. He wants to play all the time. Here he wasn’t playing regularly. But he loves his football; he’s a great trainer, a great man about the place.”

Tony Mowbray, the manager of Celtic Glasgow said that the 29 years old Keane is the last transfer for the Scottish team on the transfer market. Celtic have signed also Diomansy Kamara and Edson Braafheid.

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Arshavin at Arsenal until 2012

The middle of the offensive Zenith Saint Petersburg Andrei Arshavin pledged Monday evening with Arsenal until June 2012. The club, who sent in the early evening the documents to the Premier League, waiting for the approval of the managing body of the English first division to formalize the transfer. The benefit transfer would be about 13.3 million.

Dacourt, back in ENGLAND

Olivier Dacourt, who wore the colors of the Inter Milan since 2006, was given until the end of the season at Fulham. The former international, 34 years old, no longer in the plans of coach Jose Mourinho this season. It has 21 selections with the Blues but has been recalled to the Blues since 2004. Dacourt will find the Premier League six years after leaving Leeds. He also carried the colors of Everton season (1998-99). With Inter, he won an Italian Cup (2006) and two championships (2007 and 2008). He had played a central role in the first of these two sacraments.

Wigan’s N’Zogbia

Charles N’Zogbia has committed to Wigan, leaving Newcastle, where they were in open conflict with his coach Joe Kinnear, announced Monday the Wigan chairman, Dave Whelan. Ruan defender Taylor took the opposite direction. Aged 22 years, N’Zogbia has not forgiven Kinnear have mispronounced his name, he intentionally, in an interview. It was called “Insomnia”. He warned that “no more happy for him as it would be coach of Newcastle.” Citing “a desperate attempt to organize a departure” Newcastle Kinnear had admitted having “a little tangled brushes. “But if I was given a pound every time I mispronounced the name of a player in recent years, I would be a very rich man,” he continued. N’Zogbia had arrived in Newcastle in 2004. He was trained at Le Havre.

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Keane: “It’s a new chapter for me”

Robbie KeaneThe new Liverpool striker, Robbie Keane expressed Tuesday at a press conference, his immense joy of having joined the club of the Mersey which he has always been a great supporter and thus achieve his childhood dream.

By focusing the services of one of the best attacker of the Premier League, Liverpool struck a major blow in this off-rather calm at transfer. And the player is 28 years, him, the happiest man in the world.

“This is a new chapter in my life and I could not pass up this opportunity. I have been waiting for this since forever. Joining the club is a childhood dream come true. I always wanted to wear this jersey. It is a great club and I will do everything to make even greater success, “said Keane face the journalists.

The former captain of Tottenham bear the number 7 as in the past, Kevin Keegan and Kenny Dalglish, regarded as true legends at Anfield.

“This means lot for me. Wear this shirt with this issue is an honour. If I can have if only half the success of Keegan and Dalglish, I’ll be a happy man” gave “Keano”.

The Irish international has also eager to play with Fernando Torres, as announced by Rafael Benitez, manager of the Reds. “Torres was outstanding last season and during Euro. It is probably the best striker in the world today. I hope that we will play many matches together and be good” concluded the Irish.

Liverpool catches Robbie Keane

Robbie KeaneThe Irish international striker Tottenham (1st div. Anglaise) Robbie Keane has officially begun Monday for four years for Liverpool (1st div. Anglaise), announced his new club on its website.

Keane, 28, joined the club and he encouraged when he was a child and will leave Tuesday to stage in Spain with his new teammates. He should make his debut with his new team Wednesday to face Villarreal in a friendly match.

The Irish international, author of a very good last season with the Spurs in which he was the master (15 goals in league and victory in the League Cup), was the priority of Rafael Benitez, manager of the Reds, who will l ‘involvement in attack on Spanish Fernando Torres. It is the fifth rookie summer quintuple champions of Europe after Degen, Dossena, Cavalieri and Ngog.

The transfer amount is 19 million pounds (24.07 million euros) and could reach the bonus with 20.3 million pounds (25.7 million euros).

Keane, who began his career at Wolverhampton, has evolved in Coventry, Inter Milan, Leeds and Tottenham finally where he played six seasons, registering 107 goals in 253 matches.

His departure has provoked the anger of supporters and the Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has declared “disappointed” by the attitude of Liverpool he accused of “negotiating behind his back the arrival of Keane.”

To answer these attacks, the player issued a press release. “I would like to formally thank the board, players and supporters of Tottenham for six years at the club and who were so far the best of my career. I do not ever forget. I would like to especially thank Daniel Levy who understood that as a fan, join Liverpool was the dream of my life and I could not pass up this opportunity. I hope that one day the supporters of Spurs will also understand, “said the Irishman.