Spurs fight to keep Keane

Reported Liverpool target Robbie Keane will not be allowed to leave Tottenham this summer, according to assistant boss Gus Poyet.

The Republic of Ireland international striker is thought to be a big summer target of Reds boss Rafa Benitez who is aiming to pair up Keane with prolific Spanish hitman Fernando Torres at Anfield.

However Poyet has moved quickly to dismiss the possibility of Keane leaving White Hart Lane given the doubt surrounding Dimitar Berbatov.

He told the Sunday Star: "We can't afford to let Robbie go.

"We have lost Jermain Defoe and, hopefully Dimitar Berbatov will stay.

"If we lost Robbie it would be too much.

"We have to keep our best players if we want to achieve something."