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title: "Celtic: Keane back in the frame"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-keane-back-in-the-frame/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Celtic News"
published: "2021-04-21T10:10:46Z"
modified: "2021-04-21T10:10:46Z"
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# Celtic: Keane back in the frame

**Roy Keane is thought to be back in the running to take over at Celtic, with the stalling move for Eddie Howe causing a U-turn in the Bhoys boardroom.**

That’s according to a ‘behind the scenes’ report from [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/celtic-manager-twist-keane/), who have been informed by a Hoops source that the Irishman has growing support from within the boardroom and is becoming more prominent in the thoughts of the hierarchy.

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Keane [feared he had been overlooked](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/6984421/keane-overlooked-celtic-howe/) by Celtic despite talks with the club, but it seems as if he is now back in the frame.

The [report](https://www.footballinsider247.com/celtic-manager-twist-keane/) suggests that the Hoops hierarchy feel they need a new manager with a strong personality to rebuild a broken team and compete with Rangers, while the faltering move for Howe has also led to a rethink.

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### Transfer Tavern take

To us, appointing Keane as Celtic’s new manager would be a huge risk. The 49-year-old has been out of the [managerial game for over ten years](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/roy-keane/profil/trainer/3721) – with his experience in the dugout since then coming as [assistant to both Martin O’Neill and Paul Lambert with Ireland, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/roy-keane/profil/trainer/3721) respectively.

[Howe is another man in the Celtic picture along with Keane](https://www.footballinsider247.com/celtic-manager-twist-keane/), and to us, the Englishman would be a better option, as he proved with Bournemouth that he can rebuild a side, taking them from [League Two to the Premier League in the space of six seasons](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53624837).

Howe also has over [350](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/eddie-howe/profil/trainer/10976) games more as a manager than Keane and has been out of work for less than a year, so not only is he the fresher and more current manager, he is also actually more experienced as well.

***In other news: Premier League club mandate agents to work on signing Celtic star, find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-transfer-rumours/celtic-club-mandate-agents-to-secure-edouard-signing-celtic-newsnow/).***