Keane in the running for Leicester job

FORMER Ireland and Manchester United star Roy Keane is battling to make his return to management with ambitious Championship club Leicester City.

Keane has been placed on a three-man shortlist to take over at the King Power Stadium and it is understood he was interviewed for the post on Tuesday. Lee Clark, the Huddersfield manager, and ex-Nottingham Forest and Derby chief Billy Davies are also believed to be in contention after Martin O’Neill, the original No. 1 target, made it clear he did not want to be considered.

But Keane, who departed Ipswich in January this year, is a surprise contender after bookies in the East Midlands slashed his odds from 14-1 to 3-1 in a matter of hours.