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發表於 2005-12-13 07:56:51
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Real to take time over Keane deal
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez insists any move for ex-Manchester United captain Roy Keane will have to wait until La Liga's winter break.
"Nobody has spoken about it yet (signing Keane) and we won't speak about it until these next two games are over," Perez told Real's TV station.
"If we signed all the players the press talk about we would have 60 players in the squad."
The 34-year-old midfielder has been heavily linked with a move to Spain.
Keane is reported to want a six-month contract at Real, with the option of a year's extension if the move is a success, and it was believed a deal was imminent.
It had also been suggested that Keane's arrival at the Bernabeu would signal the departure of former Everton midfielder Thomas Gravesen.
However, Perez says whatever happens the Dane will be staying at the club.
"He is not going to go. We don't have a big enough squad to allow him to leave," he added.
And Perez also rejected suggestions the board had spoken with David Beckham about his former Manchester United team-mate.
"Nobody has talked with Beckham or about Roy Keane, nobody has spoken about it," Perez reiterated.
"If we have any needs we will study them after 21 December."
The former Republic of Ireland captain has been much in demand since leaving Old Trafford last month, with Celtic, Everton, West Brom and West Ham among the many clubs to express their interest.
But Real were said to have jumped to the top of the queue and their comunications chief Antonio Garcia Ferreras fuelled rumours when he described Keane as being on "a list of possible signings".
"Nothing has been decided so far and he has not passed a medical, nor will he do so in the next couple of days," he said.
"What is true is that the player was offered to the club around a month ago and because of his characteristics he is the sort of player that interests the technical staff.
"They are going to sit down in seven or eight days and decide on who, if anyone, the club will sign when the transfer window opens."
Everton manager David Moyes and Bolton boss Sam Allardyce have both revealed that they are still keen to try and keep Keane in the Premiership.
Keane - a Celtic fan - has said in the past that he would like to end his career at Celtic Park but chairman Brian Quinn has expressed his concern about the level of his wages.
BBC Sport rounds up the latest, club-by-club news on who is in and out of the race to sign Roy Keane.
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