Robbie Keane: I don't owe Tottenham a thing

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The transfer angered Spurs but they hope to soften the blow by signing David Bentley - with Blackburn today confirming they are in talks over a £13m deal for the England winger. Diego Milito and Andrei Arshavin are also targets for head coach Juande Ramos.

Keane, who has signed a four-year, £80,000-a-week contract at Anfield, is a life-long Reds fan and revealed the move was too good to turn down.

The 28-year-old said: "I do not think I let Spurs down. I gave them everything, since day one. The Spurs fans were always magnificent to me and I will always have a place in my heart for them.

"But this is a new chapter and one that I am looking forward to. I had six great years at Spurs. There are players leaving Tottenham, but there are also good players coming in. I can only focus on Robbie Keane and what is good for me."

Keane will now wear the No7 shirt at Liverpool made famous by Kenny Dalglish and Kevin Keegan. He said: "To have that shirt is an honour. If I can have half as much success in it as Keegan and Dalglish did, I will be a happy man. To be sitting here today in a Liverpool tracksuit is a dream come true."

Although it is unlikely Ramos would have sanctioned the transfer without a contingency plan, the timing of the deal is far from ideal with the new season under three weeks away - particularly as Dimitar Berbatov continues to view his future away from White Hart Lane.

That is why Spurs are now stepping up their efforts to strengthen the squad with former Arsenal midfielder Bentley likely to be the next arrival.

Spurs hope to secure a £9m deal for Real Zaragoza striker Milito and are also confident they can win the race for Zenit St Petersburg playmaker Arshavin.

Miguel Veloso, from Sporting Lisbon, is another player Ramos wants to recruit in a hurry with the new season fast approaching.