in the running for the job and, after holding several discussions, he was offered the chance to take over at the club he left 14 years ago.
The 50-year-old former Manchester United captain managed the Black Cats between August 2006 and December 2008, winning the Championship in his first season in charge before leaving following a fallout with the hierarchy.
He has been out of management since leaving Ipswich Town in 2011, but looked set for a dramatic return to the League One club before backing out to leave Sunderland to appoint Alex Neil last week. “As usual, it comes down to money,” Keane joked while speaking at The Overlap Live in Manchester.“I've said it before.
The deal has to be right for everyone. It didn't fall into place last week. It wasn't meant to be.“Everything has to be right.
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