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Mon 07 Jul 2007Keane enters the race to sign O'DonovanSOCCER:Not a man commonly associated with swift about-turns, Roy Keane staged what was a welcome one from Roy O'Donovan's perspective yesterday when he revealed he was bidding to sign the under-21 international from Cork City.Just 48 hours earlier the Sunderland boss had suggested his present attacking options were such the striker would be surplus to requirements. By last night, though, the pair were expected to meet, Keane's aim being to dissuade O'Donovan from travelling to London, where the plan was to complete a move to Craven Cottage today.