Editing Robbie Keane (section)

===Inter Milan===
After an impressive first season in the Premier League, Keane was signed by Italian [[Serie A]] club [[Inter Milan]] for a fee of £13&nbsp;million in July 2000, signing a five-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/856399.stm |title=Keane in £13m Inter switch |website=BBC Sport |date=30 July 2000 |access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/jul/29/newsstory.sport6 |title=Coventry sell £13m Keane to Inter |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=29 July 2000 |access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/4762706/Keane-on-his-way-to-Inter-Milan-for-13m.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/4762706/Keane-on-his-way-to-Inter-Milan-for-13m.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Keane on his way to Inter Milan for £13m |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |first=Gerry |last=Cox |date=29 July 2000 |access-date=8 August 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> However, Keane's dream move to Italy soon soured when manager [[Marcello Lippi]] was sacked. Lippi's successor, [[Marco Tardelli]], deemed Keane to be surplus to requirements and in December 2000, he was loaned out to [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/1080343.stm |title=Leeds sign Keane on loan |website=BBC Sport |date=20 December 2000 |access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref> Keane made 14 appearances for Inter in all competitions scoring three goals, his most memorable coming two minutes into the [[2000 Supercoppa Italiana|Supercoppa Italiana]] match against [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]]. He also scored against [[Ruch Chorzów]] in the [[2001–02 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kickinmagazine.ie/robbiek1592000.htm |title=Keane continues hot streak – 15 September 2000 |website=Kickin Magazine |date=15 September 2000 |access-date=1 August 2011}}</ref> and [[U.S. Lecce|Lecce]] in the [[Coppa Italia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kickinmagazine.ie/robbiek2592000.htm |title=Keane scores again for Inter – 25 September 2000 |website=Kickin Magazine |date=25 September 2000 |access-date=1 August 2011}}</ref>