ROY KEANE has revealed he could make a stunning return to management – and he already has his eye on a job.

The Manchester United legend has coached at several clubs but focused on his punditry work since leaving his post as Nottingham Forest assistant manager in 2019.

Roy Keane revealed he would like to return to managementCredit: YouTube/The Overlap

But Keane is open to a return to management following previous spells at Sunderland and Ipswich, leaving the latter in 2011.

The Sky Sports pundit revealed he has turned down offers in the past and made it clear he is not desperate to return.

However if the right job came up, particularly at international level, Keane could become a manager once again.

Asked if that was something he was considering when he appeared on The Overlap’s Stick to Football, Keane said: “I think so, not that you’re going to get the Real Madrid job but it’s got to be the right challenge, the right club, and the right contract.

“I’ve had opportunities, but sometimes you get offered a contract and you have to look at it with self-worth, is it the right deal for you? I’d like to go back in [to management], but I’m not desperate to sign any contract for anybody.

“[On whether the Ireland job would be of interest] Yes, I enjoyed international football when I was a coach there, I like the dynamics of it where you’re not in every day and it’s not about brining players in and dealing with the board every week.

“That does appeal to me, I did enjoy the dynamics when I was coaching with the Irish team – that could be an option.”

Keane, 52, was tipped for a return to Sunderland almost two years ago but he rejected the offer and revealed it “was not meant to be”.

Roy Keane got Sunderland promoted to the Premier League

Keane has worked as a pundit for several years and his Sky Sports colleague Micah Richards claimed it could be difficult for him to return to management.

He said: “You know what, I think Roy obviously would be a great fit but he’s so good at punditry or so well-liked – people like his punditry, I love his punditry, some people don’t like his punditry – but he’s so well-liked within the media [that] I don’t understand why he would take a job.

“It’s like you Al (Shearer), he’s not had a job for ten years. I would be very difficult now to just go in a changing room and think things are going to be the same now to ten years ago.”