# Robbie Keane details managerial 'ambitions' amid ongoing links to Celtic

**By:** Ryan McGinlay  
**Published:** 2026-04-09T22:52:00Z  
**Source:** [The Herald](https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/26009205.celtic-linked-robbie-keane-managerial-ambitions)

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Celtic-linked Robbie Keane on his managerial 'ambitions'
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   Robbie Keane has opened up on his managerial future, admitting that his 'ambitions' are to manage at a higher level in the future. 
  The 45-year-old has been a success story in Hungary, having already picked up one league title with Ferencvaros, following similar successes in Israel with Maccabi Tel Aviv. 
   Currently the favourite for the soon-to-be-vacant Celtic job, Keane has spoken about his aspirations as a manager, after a successful playing career, which included a six-month loan spell in Glasgow. 
  “I have ambitions, and everyone wants to get to the highest possible level they can. I’m very lucky that I’m at a top club in Ferencvaros," he said on Nicky Byrne HQ 
  
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  “Of course, there are other bigger clubs, we all know that. Ferencvaros is a top team in Europe, and that’s why I went there. I am at a high level in terms of what I am doing and what we achieved in the Europa League. I am already at a big club, but if I don’t have ambitions to go to the highest level, I might as well stop. 
   “If I don’t believe I can get to the top, there’s no point being a manager. Don’t always think that, ‘You are happy to stay here’, even though you could stay for 20 years. Always think you can reach even higher, because that drives you on — that makes you a better manager. 
  “I always have to believe I can go to the very top and win a lot of trophies. If I don’t, I won’t do it.” 
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