Robbie Keane will be joined at the LA Galaxy by former Liverpool teammate Steven Gerrard once the Premier League season concludes. Julian Finney/Getty Images

LA Galaxy striker Robbie Keane has rejected the suggestion that Major League Soccer is a retirement home for high profile European players playing out the final days of illustrious careers.

Keane has been a shining star in MLS since his arrival from Tottenham in the summer of 2011, with Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard soon to join him at the Galaxy amid a growing presence of high profile former Premier League stars in America's top league.

Chelsea great Frank Lampard is also due to link up with New York City FC on July 1, and when Keane was prompted to respond to the idea that his move to MLS was a stage for fading players to earn a final pay day, he offered this response.

"I did not come out here to enjoy the beach, that's for sure," Keane told Sky Sports. "There is a lot of pressure on you as a designated player in MLS and I have certainly not taken my foot off the gas for a moment.

"You can see that because I have been a part of LA Galaxy teams that have won the MLS Cup a few times and that is not easy to win and the standard in MLS is rising all the time.