And Keller appeared convinced Robinson was on his way to White Hart Lane when he said: "I have been kept abreast of the situation by David (Pleat), so I knew this was coming. But if I continue to play the way I have been playing then I will be the No1 for Spurs. I just have to keep playing as well as I can."
Spurs had been tracking Robinson for several months and had an offer of a £5m double deal, which included teenage striker James Milner, rejected two weeks ago.
Robinson would have become Spurs' first signing since the club raised a £15m transfer kitty through a share scheme.
Leeds need money to ease their dire financial situation as creditors clamour for repayment of £105m of debts.
Robinson, along with Mark Viduka, Alan Smith and Milner, is one of their few genuine assets and £2m would have been a modest sum for a player with more than two years left on his contract.
The struggling club, who are bottom of the Premiership, only avoided administration by getting their players to agree to a 25 per cent wage deferral last week.
