Martin O’Neill says Roy Keane prime club manager material again

Martin O’Neill believes Roy Keane is prime club manager material again after two years as his assistant, but the Republic of Ireland manager is also of the view that the Manchester United legend is in “no mad rush” to swap his national role for a day-to-day brief in the UK.

Both men are technically out of work right now as their original two-year deals with the FAI ended with the climax of the qualification campaign for the 2016 European Championships.

However, both O’Neill and FAI CEO John Delaney have been making positive noises about an extension for the manager since last June while Keane has hinted at both a return to the club scene and at a longer spell with his country since the play-off defeat of Bosnia.