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Keane has been free spending this summer, but was preparing to spend up to another £15m in order to land the pair, but Wigan's £5m-rated left-back has snubbed the chance of making the switch, while they've been unable to persuade Hearts to sell their goalkeeper for a Scottish record £9m fee.

He explained: "It's disappointing, of course, but you can't win them all. I spoke to Leighton last week and then he rang me the other night.

"He's a nice enough lad, not a problem, but he had his reasons for not coming to the club and we have got to respect that and wish him well.

"My job is to try to keep bringing players into the club that we think will improve us, and you are not going to win them all.

"We are disappointed, but life goes on. We wish Leighton well and we just kick on and continue to look to bring players into the club."

While regarding his failed swoop for Gordon, he added: "It's been well-documented that we made a bid for the lad in Scotland that was turned down.

"That's the end of it. I have got two very good goalkeepers, Marton Fulop and Darren Ward, so that's it, as far as I'm concerned."