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Friends close to Spurs striker Robbie Keane have said that he definitely wants to quit the London club and play for Newcastle.

It has been reported that Keane asked his Irish team mates, Shay Given and ex-Spur Stephen Carr what it is like playing for Newcastle earlier this summer when the Irish squad met up for international duty.

After many lengthy informal chats with his international teammates, it has been said that Robbie Keane has now set it in his heart to play for Newcastle United.

With Newcastle in the hunt for a new striker, 24-year old Keane would fit the bill. Spurs will ask around £6 million for Ireland’s top goal scorer.

Martin Jol is thought to be considering a swoop for Dutch center-back Khalid Boulahrouz.

The 21-year old knows Tottenham’s head coach well from the time he spent under the supervision of Jol at Dutch club RKC Waalwijk.

Boulahrouz, currently plying his trade with Bundesliga side Hamburg, is thought to be very keen on joining up with Jol again.

The tall center-back said: “It would be a dream for me to play for Martin (Jol) again. He really helped me develop.

“It is my plan to one day play in the Premiership and in London,” said Boulahrouz.

The Dutch defender impressed when Holland drew 0-0 with England in an under-21 international game.

With Boulahrouz still under contract for another three years with the German team, Tottenham will have to meet the £4 million asking price before any deal can materialise.

Tottenham Hotspur are to travel to South Korea within the next week so as to partake in the Peace Cup tournament.

The winners of this lucrative competition are guaranteed £1.3 million.

Tottenham are the Premiership’s representatives and will be joined by PSV Eindhoven, Real Sociedad, Olympique Lyonnais (Lyon), Boca Juniors of Argentina, Sundowns FC of South Africa, Once Caldas of Colombia, and Seongnam Ilhwa of South Korea.

The games will be broadcast on British Eurosport. Here is Tottenham’s broadcast scheduling:

July 16th Spurs v Boca Juniors Live at 11.00am with highlights at 19.30

July 18th Spurs v Sundowns Live at 11.00am with highlights at 21.00

July 21st Spurs v Real Sociedad Live at 11.00am with highlights at 18.00

July 24th Final Live at 11.00am with highlights at 21.00

Everyone at THBN wishes Tottenham the best of luck