Robbie Keane turned down a MAJOR offer to move to Australia, it has been revealed.
The footballer is a free agent at the moment, after announcing his departure from LA Galaxy.
Now, it has been revealed that the Tallaght native turned down a megabucks offer to move Down Under, as it was too far for wife Claudine and their two sons to relocate.
“There was a lot of interest in Robbie when he announced he was leaving LA Galaxy. Some of the biggest clubs in the A-League wanted him and were prepared to splash the cash to get him,” a source close to Robbie told the Irish Sun.
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“He was offered a substantial deal which would have been close to what he was earning in the States, but eventually turned it down because he decided it was too far to move his family.”
Robbie hopes to remain stateside by joining another MLS club, as his family have settled in California after moving their five years ago when he signed with LA Galaxy.
Robbie recently revealed, “I have had a couple of offers in England and abroad. I have had to knock back a couple because it was too far away.
“I have a few offers on the table and I have had a lot of people asking are you coming back to Leeds, Wolves etc. But you can’t go somewhere where there is not an offer. I definitely haven’t heard from Leeds or Wolves.
“There are a a few other Championship clubs who I don’t want to mention at the moment. Watch this space, the next couple of weeks we will see what happens,” he added.
