Reports coming out of England are suggesting that Roy Keane is set to become the new manager at 9th place Championship side Ipswich tomorrow with two games left in the season after the firing of Jim Magilton.
Via DailyMail
Keane’s box-office appeal, together with a track record of winning the Championship, which he achieved with Sunderland two ears ago, made him the choice of Ipswich owner Marcus Evans and new chief executive Simon Clegg.
Last night, 37-year-old Keane accepted Ipswich’s offer after being given assurances
that he will be allowed the freedom to do the job his own way, without interference from the board.
After quitting Sunderland just before Christmas, Keane complained that Ellis Short, the club’s majority shareholder, had meddled in team matters.
Keane, who will move from Cheshire to East Anglia, might be alarmed by the way his new employers handled the departure of Magilton, given that Evans sacked him over the phone yesterday.
Now Keane will have the task of deciding which of the 15 players out of contract in the summer will be awarded a new deal.
Clegg, the former chief executive of the British Olympic Association who only took up his post on Monday, said: ‘We want a winner. We have been speaking to a number of people with proven track records.’
