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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Scott Burns & Oisin Doherty

Roy Keane passed over for Hibs job as Lee Johnson is set to be appointed

Roy Keane is set to miss out on becoming the new manager of Hibernian FC, with Lee Johnson expected to be appointed in the next 24 hours.

The Daily Record reports that The 40-year-old is scheduled to arrive in Edinburgh to finalise and sign his contract that will see him succeed Shaun Maloney.

Roy Keane had been heavily linked with the job in the past number of weeks. Bookmakers Paddy Power had made the former Manchester United captain hot favourite for the job, while Keane's deletion of his Instagram account was taken by some as a sign that a return to management was imminent.

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