Keane appointed Ipswich manager
Updated on 23 April 2009
Roy Keane has been confirmed as the new manager of Ipswich.
The former Manchester United and Republic of Ireland midfielder has signed a two-year contract with the Championship side, who sacked Jim Magilton on Wednesday.
The 37-year-old has been out of work since departing as Sunderland manager last December.
Keane said: "I truly believe that I am joining a club that has the potential, ambition and infrastructure to once again be a Premier League side.
"The club's owner and chief executive impressed upon me their total focus on achieving this quest at the earliest opportunity and I can't wait to get started."
Magilton was sacked after failing to lead the team into the Championship play-offs, with the Portman Road regime desperate to return to the top-flight.
The new owner, hospitality entrepreneur Marcus Evans, has funded a £12 million spending spree since his takeover late in 2007.
However, the new investment failed to produce a concerted push for promotion, as the Tractor Boys were consigned to mid-table and an eighth straight season in the second tier.
Evans said: "I am delighted that Roy has agreed to join us and we are completely aligned in our ambitions for Ipswich Town.
"He has extensive contacts in the game and is a proven winner who encourages his team to play the attractive football that Ipswich Town fans have come to expect.
"I believe he is the right man to take this club where we want to be, the Premier League."
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