Roy Keane is set for a sensational return to football — as manager of Sunderland.
He is being lined up if Niall Quinn completes a £58million takeover of the Championship club.
Ex-striker Quinn is heading a consortium battling to seize control at the Stadium of Light.
Quinn failed to persuade Martin O'Neill to join him on Wearside.
The ex-Celtic chief was a boyhood fan of Sunderland. But he is reluctant to take over a Championship side.