Jason McAteer tips Roy Keane to exit Ireland set-up after Euro 2016

Jason McAteer thinks that the lure of a return to club football means there’s “a big possibility” of Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane departing as the Ireland management team after next month’s European Championships.

“I don’t think any international manager wants to be an international manager forever, unless they are at the end of their career,” says McAteer.

“The will to get on the training field every day is something they miss. It is alright to have the lads for a week, or two weeks or even longer if they go to a tournament. But to then let them go for six weeks must drive them mad. They want to be on the training field. They want to be on the grass. They want to have the lads in front of them. You don’t get that with international football.