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title: "Celtic: McLeish has his say on Keane development"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Celtic News"
published: "2021-04-23T05:15:58Z"
modified: "2021-04-23T05:15:58Z"
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# Celtic: McLeish has his say on Keane development

**Alex McLeish has been having his say on Roy Keane after the 49-year-old came back into contention to land the vacant Celtic manager position.**

According to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/celtic-manager-twist-keane/), the former Hoops midfielder, who was [interviewed for the position last month](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-roy-keane-interviewed-by-celtic-board-in-big-development/), is back in the running to become Neil Lennon’s long-term successor.

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That’s because [talks with Eddie Howe have failed to progress](https://www.footballinsider247.com/celtic-manager-twist-keane/), with the former Bournemouth boss having second thoughts on a move to Scotland.

McLeish was talking to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/mcleish-verdict-on-celtic-appointing-box-office-keane-amid-new-manager-twist/) following the latest update on Keane, with the 62-year-old labelling the Irishman’s winning attitude as ‘mental’ and ‘incredible’ .

> “I’ve met Roy a few times and knowing his character, he’s box office on television.
>
> “He is really good and I like to watch him and listen to him. He’s got experience but not only does he have experience, he’s also got an incredible mental, winning attitude.
>
> “You would think, with his association to Celtic in the past, that he would definitely be on that list.”

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### Transfer Tavern take

Keane may well be ‘box office’ as a pundit, however, he’s been out of the [managerial game for over a decade](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/roy-keane/profil/trainer/3721), so making him the new Hoops boss could be a gamble.

We feel as if Celtic need to step up their search for a new manager with [Dominic McKay now through the Parkhead door](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/6988520/celtic-ceo-mckay-arrives-first-day/) or they risk a summer of chaos. However, to do that, it seems as if they’ll need to fill their newly created director of football role first.

[Reports](https://www.footballinsider247.com/celtic-plan-to-appoint-director-of-football/) last month suggested that the club plan to have a DoF in place prior to appointing a new manager, and with the summer window opening in a few months time, the Hoops may need to get a move on over the coming weeks.

***In other news: New DoF candidate emerges who Hoops fans may remember, find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-news/celtic-mcguinness-emerges-as-dof-candidate/).***