Roy Keane has explained which managerial job would tempt him back into football

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Former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane has revealed which managerial job might tempt him back into football.

Despite how good Roy Keane was as a player for Manchester United, popping up with vital goals in the Champions League and the Premier League and being the archetypal leader, his managerial career didn’t work out as well.

His most recent spell in any management capacity came during his time as Nottingham Forest’s assistant manager in 2019 with his last management job being when he was in charge at Ipswich Town, after a spell with Sunderland. He won 42 per cent of his games with the Black Cats.

He has had previous spells as an assistant coach at the Republic of Ireland and Aston Villa but has since been out of the game working as a pundit.

Keane on the managerial job he would consider

However, in the recent episode of The Overlap, Keane was asked what managerial job might tempt him to consider getting back into football.

“It’s got to be the right challenge, the right club, and the right contract,” Keane said. “I’ve had opportunities, but sometimes you get offered a contract and you have to look at it with self-worth.

“Is it the right deal for you? I’d like to go back in [to management], but I’m not desperate to sign any contract for anybody.”

When Keane was asked if a return to the Republic of Ireland national team as a manager holds any appeal, he said: “Yes, I enjoyed international football when I was a coach there, I like the dynamics of it where you’re not in everyday and it’s not about bringing players in and dealing with the board every week.

“That does appeal to me, I did enjoy the dynamics when I was coaching with the Irish team – that could be an option.”

Keane’s managerial career hasn’t worked out

Considering how much of a leader on the pitch the Irishman was during his career, it is certainly a big surprise that Keane has not excelled in the management side of the game.

Perhaps Keane struggles with people who require the arm around the shoulder technique and instead chooses to challenge his players in a different, more aggressive, way.

During the dark days at United, fans have longed for Keane to get a coaching role at the club so he can put the underperforming players in check. Whilst that may well be a good idea, this always seemed like a fanciful suggestion with Keane seemingly preferring the international stage.