Keane had an upper ceiling of £3 million if he was sold to another English club and the Manchester United manager wanted to be the first in line as he saw the Cork-born midfielder as the long term successor to Bryan Robson. With Brian Clough calling it a day, it would be tough for Keane and Forest to refuse a substantial offer from a big club and Manchester United wanted to be ahead of Blackburn Rovers and Arsenal to get the deal over the line.
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