Five world-class players Tottenham sold including Real Madrid stars and Manchester United hero

Robbie Keane

Robbie Keane enjoyed six fine years at Tottenham Hotspur—scoring 82 games in 197 league appearances—before being bought by Liverpool in the summer of 2008.

As with Berbatov and the other players on this list, Spurs initially refused the Reds’ advances, but finally capitulated when the Merseysiders offered £20.3 million for the player.

Keane flopped at Anfield—scoring only five times in 19 EPL outings—before ’pulling a Defoe’ and returning to North London in 2009.