Football will be staying in Roy Keane's family as one of his daughters prepares to marry Southampton defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis.

Leah Keane confirmed her engagement to 23-year-old Harwood-Bellis last year - though the pair opted to keep their impending nuptials private at first. The former Manchester City prospect got down on one knee last summer, which turned out to be a period of major change as he also left his boyhood club after 14 years.

But despite that connection to his old rivals, Manchester United icon Keane has taken a liking to Harwood-Bellis over the years. And his future son-in-law may even make an England fan out of the Irishman yet, having scored on his senior international debut against the Republic of Ireland in November.

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"It’s bittersweet for me this. It is not done and dusted yet," said Keane at the time, joking Taylor and Leah may yet call off their engagement. "Things can change very quickly in the Keane household, let me tell you. Over the last few months he has got a goal threat, even playing for Southampton. It is nice for him.

"It’s good for him, it’s good for him to make his debut, like I say he has a goal threat. He’s a nice kid, his family have done a great job, he is a really nice kid."

Harwood-Bellis proposed in June 2024 after hiring a yacht near the idyllic Amalfi Coast. Leah posted a string of snaps on Instagram celebrating the occasion alongside the caption: "I can't wait to marry you."

According to Salary Sport, the Saints star currently earns just shy of £40,000 a week at St. Mary's, which works out to an annual salary of nearly £2million. He's currently in the first year of a four-year deal on the south coast.

However, a bigger move may lie in waiting considering the ex-City gem has already made his full England debut. Not to mention the fact Southampton look all but destined to drop out of the Premier League come the end of this season.

Ivan Juric took over the team in December and recently ended a three-month winless drought in the league by beating Ipswich Town away. However, the Saints are still 10 points adrift of safety with only 14 games to play this season.

For his part, Keane is well versed in handling his daughters' dating lives considering he's the father of three other girls: Shannon, Caragh and Alanna. But he insists he's no taskmaster with any potential boyfriends, previously telling TV host Tommy Tiernan: "Surely that is the same for everybody."