Robbie Keane was unveiled on Tuesday as a new Liverpool player declaring that he had not let Tottenham Hotspur down by leaving for what is a ‘new chapter in my life’.
The Republic of Ireland international has completed a £20.3million move from White Hart Lane to join the club he has supported all his life.
Keane, whose move has been heavily criticised by Spurs chairman Daniel Levy, will now make his debut in a friendly away to Villarreal on Wednesday.
Keane, 28, said: ‘I do not think I let Spurs down. I had six fantastic seasons there and gave them everything. Since day one.
‘I always give everything, and that will never change. 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 in my life and one that I am looking forward to. I had six great years at Spurs and thank them for that.
‘There are players leaving Spurs, 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 number seven shirt at Liverpool made famous by legends like Kenny Dalglish and Kevin Keegan.
Keane said: ‘To wear that shirt is an honour, and something I truly understand. If I can have half as much success in it as Keegan and Dalglish did, I will be a happy man.’
