Gary O'Neil Favoured to Replace Kieran McKenna at Ipswich Town

Kieran McKenna has stepped down as Ipswich Town manager and announced a break from football. The Suffolk club is now linked with Strasbourg manager Gary O'Neil as a potential replacement. Gary O'Neil took charge of Strasbourg in January and previously managed Bournemouth and Wolverhampton. He recorded a poor win‑rate in English football but helped Wolves finish 14th in the Premier League and reach the FA Cup quarter‑finals in 2024. Betting markets list only four main candidates for the Ipswich job. Odds show Gary O'Neil at 4/7, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at 4/1, Liam Rosenior at 5/1, Brian Barry Murphy at 6/1 and Kim Hellberg at 16/1. Ipswich Town earned promotion to the Premier League under McKenna, finishing second by a point behind Coventry City, managed by Frank Lampard. The club now seeks a manager capable of surviving its first season back in the top flight. O'Neil brings relegation‑battle experience from his time with Wolves in the 2024/25 season, where he was sacked after a poor start and four points from the drop zone. He is a former Boro and Portsmouth player and has won 13 of his 27 matches in charge of Strasbourg. Strasbourg finished one point shy of Monaco, a position that would have qualified them for the European Conference League qualifiers.