Keane Set to Leave Old Trafford

The 34yr old Irish international's contract is due to expire in the summer and it was widely assumed he would be offered a new year-long deal.

"I would like to play another year or two but I do not think it will be at Manchester United," Keane said. "I would be surprised if I was offered a new contract and even if I was, I would not expect it to be until the end of the season but by then I will have already made a decision about what I am going to do."

"There comes a time for everybody when they have to move on and I am prepared to play elsewhere. I think it will be good to experience a different dressing room. It wouldn't be an English team though, coming back to Old Trafford and going into the away dressing room would be too hard for me to stomach."

The last statement is bound to alert Celtic, as Keane has made no secret of his desire to play for the Parkhead club at some stage in his career.

Keane was more cagey about his international future, and claimed that he would only make a decision on his future with Ireland at the end of the current World Cup qualifying campaign.

"I still think we have a chance to qualify," he said. "If we don't, I will have to talk to Brian and see what happens but I don't want to cross that bridge before I get to it."