Blues Keane to sort £7m deal

Blues are in talks with Spurs over a potential £7million deal to bring the Republic of Ireland international to St Andrew's McLeish has made it clear signing a forward is his number one priority during the current transfer window. He has been linked with Keane, Cardiff's Jay Bothroyd and - on loan - Liverpool's Ryan Babel. But 30-year-old Keane is the player City are actively pursuing, although the Midlands club insist reports he has already undergone a medical are wide of the mark. McLeish would only admit: "It is not fair to name names. We are working actively, the board and myself, to try and enhance the striking positions. "We know we haven't scored enough goals. That is something we have to rectify in the second half of the season. "We know that. We know our targets and we've got to go for them." Keane has slipped down the pecking order at White Hart Lane and is desperate to play regular first-team football. He has also recently been linked with a move to relegation-threatened West Ham, although nothing materialised.