Roy Keane confirms next career move and his thoughts on quitting Sky Sports punditry

Manchester United legend Roy Keane has outlined his plans for the future after putting a timeframe on his punditry career, which includes ongoing work with Sky Sports and ITV

Former Manchester United skipper Roy Keane has disclosed his plans to relocate overseas in the coming years.

Keane, who spent most of his illustrious career at United under the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson, left the club in a surprising move in 2005. After starting his professional journey at Nottingham Forest, he later had a stint at Celtic post his United departure.

Following his retirement from football in the summer of 2006, Keane took up managerial roles at Sunderland and Ipswich Town. However, after leaving Portman Road in January 2011, the now 53-year-old transitioned into punditry, working with ITV and Sky Sports.

Keane is a regular on The Overlap, and during a recent episode he revealed to Jamie Carragher, Ian Wright and Gary Neville that he's considering a move to a place like Switzerland in the near future.

"In the next couple of years, I reckon I will be moving abroad... putting it out there," he told the trio in the On Tour episode in Turin. When Carragher asked about his potential destination, Keane responded: "Do you know what, Switzerland, maybe? Switzerland is beautiful."

Back in August, Keane expressed his intention to retire from punditry within the next decade. He said: "I love football, but the hassle of matches, getting to games, and the hassle of fans.

"I was in court a few months ago with somebody headbutting me do you think I enjoy that side of it? Absolutely not.

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"The games are fine. Getting to the games, parking up, people shouting your name good stuff, bad stuff it's a nuisance. Being a pundit in 10 years, not."

Keane was assaulted by Arsenal fan Scott Law, 43, following a match between the Gunners and United in September 2023. After the case went to trial, Law, from Essex, was banned from entering a football ground for three years.

The fracas began when Keane and fellow Sky Sports pundit Micah Richards were making their way pitchside to conduct post-match analysis, with the ex-Ireland international being headbutted through doors by Law.

A judge ruled Law had been “untruthful about what happened” and he was found guilty of assault. As well as the three-year banning order, he was ordered to complete 80 hours of unpaid work and pay legal costs of £650 plus a victim surcharge of £114.

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