Keane reported to be close to signing Real deal

Roy Keane looks set to sign a six-month contract with Real Madrid later this week with a 12-month option if it works out.

Keane will have a medical in Spain early this week before he can sign for the nine-time European Champions.

He will team up with his former Manchester United colleague David Beckham at the Stadio Santiago Bernabau.

It is thought that Keane will commute to the Spanish capital from his home in the north west of England as he does not want to uproot his family.