Roy Keane was most recently manager of Ipswich Town from 2009 to 2011.
The football legend is tipped to make a sensational return to the managerial role in a new position. Keane who is now 54 years old is one of the best players to ever play football, He has represented clubs such as the Cobh Ramblers, Nottingham Forest, Manchester United and Celtic.
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During his time at Old Trafford, the Irishman lifted seven Premier League titles and one Champions League trophy, among other trophies. Since ending his playing career, Keane has twice moved into the managerial world.
From 2006 to 2008, Keane was in charge of Sunderland, before resigning after a series of poor results. In 2009, the former United captain was appointed manager of Ipswich Town, but he was sacked in January 2011.
Keane has since held assistant managerial roles at Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest and the Irish national team, among others.
14 years after his last appearance as head coach on the bench, Keane is now considered to return to the Republic of Ireland national team and form a team with a former teammate.
United legend Bryan Robson told Sportsbible: “Roy is a determined character and if he wants to go back into the managerial job, I’m sure the Republic of Ireland would definitely consider him.”
“He knows the football and he has a lot of experience.”
He added: “The only thing I would say about the Republic of Ireland at the moment is that when I played against them, they had a lot of really good players.”
“They have a decent few now, but in terms of strength, the squad is not that strong. That said, John O’Shea is still there, so if Roy could work with John, that could be an option.”
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However, former Ireland boss Martin O’Neill, who Keane worked under, recently revealed that Keane may not be too interested in a managerial comeback.
He told OLBG, “I would highly doubt it. But, as I get older and he’s enjoying life, he seems to do all his expert analysis for work and get commercials on TV and things like that.”
“So I’m pretty sure he’s probably not thinking about becoming a manager again. But if he did that and asked me to join as an assistant, you know, to smoke a little for the most part… or as the main talent investigator for him while living in southern Italy. Yes, I take it. I’ll take that at any time.”
