Roy Keane Makes Celtic and Real Madrid Admission

Roy Keane Makes Celtic and Real Madrid Admission

Throughout the years, Celtic has fielded a number of well-known players.

Former England number one Joe Hart just spent three significant seasons in Glasgow while the likes of Robbie Keane, Freddie Ljunberg, and Ian Wright have all had periods North of the border.

Roy Keane, on the other hand, is one of the most well-known guys in this group to have played on the hallowed Parkhead pitch.

The Irish pundit spent six months in Glasgow at the end of the 2005/06 season as his career ended. He won the league title with the Bhoys and was remembered for his outstanding performance in a 1-0 Glasgow derby victory a month later. However, he now admits he had other offers at the time.

Indeed, footballing giants Real Madrid were in for Keane, but instead, he surprisingly decided to join the Hoops.

“When I left United, I went up to Celtic, but I could have gone to Real Madrid”, he said (The Overlap).

“They offered me a year and a half, and I was like, Celtic was an emotional (move).”

Somewhat of a ‘blue-chip’ signing at the time, Keane arrived in Glasgow to much fanfare.

His spell at Celtic wasn’t full of prosperity, but he ended his career on a high having won the Hoops their first of three league titles in a row under Gordon Strachan.

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