Sky Sports pundit Roy Keane reveals shock plan to QUIT as Man Utd legend blames ‘hassle of fans’ after headbutt row

ROY KEANE is planning to quit punditry.

The Manchester United legend was headbutted by an Arsenal fan at the Emirates last year.

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And he says the “hassle” means he is planning to call it a day within the next 10 years.

On his 53rd birthday, Keane was asked Sky Bet’s Stick to Football podcast: “Hopefully, I’ll be out of this rat race in about 12 months.

“A nice house somewhere, a bit of land, a few animals.”

Jamie Carragher asked if he would still be a pundit in a decade.

“Absolutely f***ing not,” Keane responded.

“You must be joking. I’ll struggle for the next 10 months doing this.

“I don’t think I’ll be doing punditry in 10 years’ time.

“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.”

Sky Sports and ITV star Keane made his punditry debut in 2011 and has been a regular on screens since.

The Old Trafford icon revealed last month that new United chief Dan Ashworth once rejected him for a job.

The former United captain has not worked as a manager since leaving Ipswich in 2011.

He has been linked to several roles since including a return to Sunderland, who he guided to the Premier League before stepping down.

Keane, 52, revealed he once interviewed for the West Brom job with Ashworth, who spent time at the Baggies when they were a Premier League team between 2007-12.

However he was turned down by the man who became United’s sporting director earlier this month.

Keane joked as he spoke about Ashworth’s arrival at Old Trafford on the Stick to Football podcast.

He said: “I don’t know if he’s that clever because he interviewed me for a job a few years ago and didn’t give it to me. It was the West Brom job.

“The interview was good, just a bit of chit chat about football and my plans. It’s always strange for any manager, what is a good or bad interview? It’s hard to gauge.

“Sometimes you get a feeling for somebody, and you respect who they go with. I sat with him, and it wasn’t meant to be obviously.”