Roy Keane has revealed his punditry exit plans amid claims he’s prepared to surrender his roles within the media world.
Keane – ranked at No.6 in FourFourTwo’s list of the best Premier League midfielders of all time – has labored with Sky Sports activities and ITV Sport since his retirement in 2006 however has since hinted he’s contemplating a future away from soccer.
The previous Manchester United midfielder was attacked while on the Emirates Stadium, with Micah Richards compelled to step in and assist the tough-tackling Irishman.
Roy Keane reveals he’s tempted to maneuver to Switzerland in a bid to step away from his punditry duties
Whereas visiting Turin as a part of The Overlap On Tour, Keane admitted: “Within the subsequent couple of years, I reckon I can be transferring overseas… placing it on the market.” Sky Sports activities colleague Jamie Carragher then requested Keane the place he would contemplate transferring to.
“Are you aware what, Switzerland, possibly? Switzerland is gorgeous,” responded Keane. Keane’s admission comes after he revealed in the beginning of the season that he’s considering quitting punditry.
“I like soccer however the trouble of matches, attending to video games and the effort of followers – I used to be in court docket a couple of months in the past with anyone head-butting me – do you assume I get pleasure from that aspect of it? Completely not,” Keane stated lately when reflecting on his incident again in September 2023.
“The video games are superb. Attending to the video games, parking up, individuals shouting your title – great things, unhealthy stuff – it is a nuisance. Being a pundit in 10 years, not.”
Reflecting additional, Keane was compelled to recall the incident in court docket, including: “I grappled with him. I stated what did you do this for?
“He was saying f*****g this, f*****g that. I grabbed him and moved him down the hall. I had him. I could not maintain him for lengthy sufficient so he run off. I used to be attempting to restrain him till safety arrived. He stated, ‘I am sorry, I am sorry’.”
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In FourFourTwo’s view, Keane could be an enormous miss within the media world, however we are able to see why he’s contemplating time away from our TV screens. Made standard given his ongoing comical spats with Micah Richards, Sky would wrestle to discover a related character.
Keane’s former aspect, Manchester United, are again in Premier League action this weekend, as they tackle Leicester Metropolis at Outdated Trafford.
