Tue, 06 Sep 12:28:00 2011
Roy Keane is expected to watch Iceland play Cyprus in Reykjavik tonight after being approached to have an interview to become their next manager.
However, the Daily Mail reported that he missed an appointment with the Icelandic FA on Monday, leaving officials waiting at the airport.
Nevertheless, Iceland are still eager to recruit the former Sunderland boss.
"Interviews have taken place with a number of coaches," an Icelandic FA spokesman said.
"We're in no hurry because the current coach's contract runs until the end of the qualification campaign, which finishes against Portugal on October 7."
If Keane does makes the surprising move, he will not be the first Irish manager in charge of a Nordic country.
His former international boss Brian Kerr is now in charge of the Faroe Islands.
Former Reading and Crystal Palace manager Steve Coppell has also been linked with the Iceland role, along with ex-Sweden boss Lars Lagerback and Stuart Baxter.
Roy Keane is expected to watch Iceland play Cyprus in Reykjavik tonight after being approached to have an interview to become their next manager.
However, the Daily Mail reported that he missed an appointment with the Icelandic FA on Monday, leaving officials waiting at the airport.
Nevertheless, Iceland are still eager to recruit the former Sunderland boss.
"Interviews have taken place with a number of coaches," an Icelandic FA spokesman said.
"We're in no hurry because the current coach's contract runs until the end of the qualification campaign, which finishes against Portugal on October 7."
If Keane does makes the surprising move, he will not be the first Irish manager in charge of a Nordic country.
His former international boss Brian Kerr is now in charge of the Faroe Islands.
Former Reading and Crystal Palace manager Steve Coppell has also been linked with the Iceland role, along with ex-Sweden boss Lars Lagerback and Stuart Baxter.
