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===Liverpool=== [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] publicly announced their interest in Keane on 1 July 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/7483317.stm |title=Liverpool face battle for Keane |website=BBC Sport |first=Phil |last=McNulty |date=1 July 2008 |access-date=30 July 2008}}</ref> Amid accusations that Liverpool had unsettled the player, Tottenham Hotspur filed a complaint to the [[Premier League]] regarding the club's conduct.<ref name="Complaint" /> However, on 28 July 2008, Tottenham confirmed the sale of Keane for £19 million (plus a potential £1.3 million in performance based compensation).<ref name="BBC19">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7861523.stm |title=Keane seals £12m Tottenham return |website=BBC Sport |date=2 February 2009 |access-date=3 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/keanetoliverpool.html |title=Keane to Liverpool |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |date=28 July 2008 |access-date=30 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080729105210/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/keanetoliverpool.html |archive-date=29 July 2008}}</ref> Keane agreed terms with Liverpool shortly afterwards, signing a four-year contract with the [[Merseyside]] club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N160674080728-1837.htm |title=Keane signs four-year Anfield deal |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |first=Jimmy |last=Rice |date=29 July 2008 |access-date=30 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804214404/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N160674080728-1837.htm |archive-date=4 August 2008}}</ref> Upon his arrival to Liverpool, Keane said, "I've been a Liverpool fan all my life, going back to when I was a kid growing up in Dublin, and I always had a Liverpool shirt on my back. So, to be here now as a Liverpool player is incredible and I couldn't be happier."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2008/07/29/joining-liverpool-fc-feels-like-christmas-robbie-keane-100252-21423352/ |title=Joining Liverpool feels like Christmas – Robbie Keane |newspaper=Liverpool Echo |date=29 July 2008 |access-date=30 July 2008}}</ref> Following the transfer, Tottenham withdrew their official complaint against Liverpool after the club made a donation to the [[Tottenham Hotspur Foundation]] and apologised for their behaviour prior to the deal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/7528735.stm |title=Liverpool complete Keane transfer |website=BBC Sport |date=28 July 2008 |access-date=30 July 2008}}</ref> Tottenham chairman [[Daniel Levy (businessman)|Daniel Levy]] publicly stated his dissatisfaction, saying he had been forced into transferring the player due to Liverpool's interference.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jul/29/liverpool.tottenhamhotspur |title=Keane fulfils his Liverpool dream |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Andy |last=Hunter |date=29 July 2008 |access-date=30 July 2008}}</ref> Keane was given the squad number 7, and scored his first goal for Liverpool on 1 October 2008 in a Champions League win against [[PSV Eindhoven]] at Anfield.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7639367.stm |title=Liverpool 3–1 PSV |website=BBC Sport |first=Chris |last=Bevan |date=1 October 2008 |access-date=3 November 2008}}</ref> A second Champions League goal quickly followed with Keane scoring the opening goal in Liverpool's 1–1 draw with [[Atlético Madrid]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2009/round=15276/match=302727/report=rp.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709235921/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2009/round=15276/match=302727/report=rp.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 July 2009 |title=Simão the great leveller for Atlético |date=22 October 2008 |publisher=[[UEFA]] |access-date=10 December 2009}}</ref> Premier League goals were less forthcoming but he scored twice for Liverpool against [[West Bromwich Albion]] on 8 November.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7697418.stm |title=Liverpool 3–0 West Brom |website=BBC Sport |first=Ian |last=Hughes |date=8 November 2008 |access-date=9 November 2008}}</ref> Six weeks passed before Keane scored again but it was a crucial equaliser against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], giving Liverpool a 1–1 away draw against their league rivals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7775578.stm |title=Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool |website=BBC Sport |first=Paul |last=Fletcher |date=21 December 2008 |access-date=31 August 2008}}</ref> In the following Premier League match against [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton]], Keane scored two more league goals to seal a 3–0 win for Liverpool.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7787554.stm |title=Liverpool 3–0 Bolton |website=BBC Sport |first=Paul |last=Fletcher |date=26 December 2008 |access-date=27 December 2008}}</ref> Despite this he failed to establish himself as a first team regular and when he did play was often played out of position. During the January [[transfer window]], Tottenham Hotspur made an approach for the striker and Liverpool accepted the offer, allowing the Irishman to return to his former club for a fee of £12 million, £7 million less than Liverpool had paid for him.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/robbiereturns020209.html |title=Robbie returns |date=2 February 2009 |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |access-date=2 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205123059/http://tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/robbiereturns020209.html |archive-date=5 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/feedarticle/8338769 |title=Liverpool agree to sell Keane back to Spurs |newspaper=The Guardian |date=2 February 2009 |access-date=2 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7861523.stm |title=Keane seals £12m Tottenham return |website=BBC Sport |date=2 February 2009 |access-date=2 February 2009}}</ref>
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