Tottenham Hotspur legend set to join Leeds United’s Premier League relegation battle with Sam Allardyce

Sam Allardyce has been appointed Leeds United manager until the end of the season with Robbie Keane set to join him
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Robbie Keane is set to join Sam Allardyce and Karl Robinson at Leeds United for the club’s final four games of the Premier League campaign.

According to Matt Lawton from The Times, the ex-Tottenham Hotspur striker has penned a deal with Leeds as they seek to avoid relegation.

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Keane played 306 times for Spurs across two spells, scoring 112 goals and lifting the League Cup in 2008. He moved to White Hart Lane from Leeds in 2002.

He spent six months at Liverpool at the start of the 2008-09 campaign before returning to Tottenham in January. Leeds confirmed Allardyce’s appointment on Wednesday morning with Robinson’s arrival also announced.

“Leeds United can confirm Javi Gracia will leave the club after 12 games in charge,” a club statement read.

“Zigor Aranalde, Mikel Antia and Juan Solla, who joined alongside Gracia, will also leave the club. We thank Javi and his team for their efforts under difficult circumstances.

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“The remaining four games of the season will be overseen by experienced head coach Sam Allardyce. Allardyce has managed over 500 Premier League games in a managerial career stretching 29 years and he brings a wealth of knowledge in fighting for survival, having guided a number of his previous clubs to safety.

It continued: “Allardyce will be assisted by former MK Dons, Charlton Athletic and Oxford United manager Karl Robinson. His first game in charge of the Whites will be Saturday’s Premier League away trip at Manchester City.”

Keane’s move to Leeds has yet to be confirmed given he reportedly only signed his deal on Wednesday morning. Since retiring from playing, the striker has been an assistant coach at Middlesbrough and with the Republic of Ireland.

Keane is set to be in the dugout on the final day of the season at Elland Road as Leeds welcome Spurs to West Yorkshire. It could prove to be a decisive day for both clubs as Tottenham aim to secure European football and the Whites aim to avoid the drop.