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Keane waits to see if Galaxy move has gone through

August 15, 2011
Robbie Keane would be one of the LA Galaxy's 'designated' highly-paid players © Getty Images
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Tottenham striker Robbie Keane is waiting to see whether his £3.5 million move to Los Angeles Galaxy has gone through.

Keane is understood to be interested in a move to the United States, but the agreed deal is complicated by MLS rules, which state that any American team must have only three high-earning squad members, known as "designated players".

The Galaxy currently have David Beckham, Landon Donovan and Juan Pablo Angel registered as their "designated players" and must lose one of them to allow Keane to join. Angel, the former Aston Villa striker, is the most likely player to leave the Galaxy, with Philadelphia Union reportedly interested in signing him.

Another problem that may hinder the switch is that the MLS transfer deadline passed at midnight EST (5am UK time).

The Galaxy are yet to make any official announcement on whether the transfer has gone through, but their president Tom Payne said any signings would not be formally announced until Monday evening UK time.

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