Irish bookie Paddy Power reveals that Roy Keane has emerged as a hot favourite to join I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.

The betting firm was forced to slash the price on the Irishman joining the hit reality show over the weekend, after Ian Wright, who went Down Under himself in 2019, publicly begged ITV bosses to sign the controversial Sky footie pundit for the upcoming series. This is definitely a field day for bookies who want to get their hands in on these bets as they could be making themselves quite a bit of money depending on which way it goes. Around this time of year, a lot of bets are placed for various celebrity or sports-based shows, it may be the right time for a career change for those who want to see how to become a bookie so they too can be part of this betting group.

The ex-Ireland captain and Manchester United legend is now a 1/4 shot to follow in Wrighty’s footsteps following a dramatic swing in odds in recent days.

His price took a significant dive from 12/1 last week, having originally been available at a massive price of 200/1 at the beginning of 2021.

Keane’s no-nonsense approach to football analysis has seen him become one of the most popular pundits around, and the Sky Sport pundit sent Twitter into meltdown last week, just by taking a week off.

Other big names mooted to take part in the new season include fellow ex-professional John Barnes (10/1) and exiled GMB broadcaster Piers Morgan (8/1)

Alternatively Keane could soon be bunking up with Irish TV personality, Maura Higgins, who is 3/1 to join the camp.

Spokesman Paddy Power said: “Roy’s scathing analysis of United performances are always trend-worthy. You know you’ve got star quality when you can set the Twittersphere alight just for random some absenteeism.

So it’s no surprise that fans and ITV bosses alike might be excited by the prospect of seeing pull a ‘hairdryer’ on some unsuspecting celebs and who wouldn’t relish the thought of him swapping slide tackles for swallowing pig’s tackle!”

PADDY POWER ODDS: I’M A CELEBRITY…GET ME OUT OF HERE!

1/4 Roy Keane

2/1 Louise Redknapp
2/1 Olivia Attwood
2/1 Simon Gregson
2/1 Liberty Poole

3/1 Maura Higgins
3/1 Nick Grimshaw
7/2 Jake Wood

7/2 Nadiya Hussain
7/2 Jade Thirwall
4/1 Matt Baker
6/1 Una Healy
8/1 Piers Morgan
10/1 John Barnes
16/1 Toby Armolaran

20/1 Mary Bedford

25/1 Greg O’Shea
25/1 Gemma Collins