Birmingham City are ready to offer £6 million for Tottenham striker Robbie Keane.

Keane is available in January and Blues boss Alex McLeish sees Keane as the man to provide the goals currently missing at St Andrew's, says The Sun.

Birmingham and Villa have been told by Spurs that Keane, 30, is rated at £8m.

It is unlikely either club will match that price for a 30-year-old frontman who has been short of football in recent months.

But Birmingham will match his £65,000-a-week wages and look to pair the Republic of Ireland's record goalscorer with 6ft 7ins striker Nikola Zigic.