‘It was never our intent to mislead anyone’ – FAI claim new manager Heimir Hallgrimsson was always first choice

In a wide-ranging press conference at Lansdowne Road this afternoon, a lot of which focused on the much-criticised 231-day search, Canham said Hallgrimsson was the only person the association made a contract offer to.

The former Iceland boss was appointed yesterday after contract talks took place over the last 10 days, but questions still remain over the exact timeline of the process.

Canham said FAI were willing to wait for the 57-year-old to become available, as he was previously committed to his role as Jamaica boss for this summer’s Copa America, before resigning a little under a fortnight ago.

Hallgrimsson said he will be living in Ireland during his time as national boss – he is contracted until the end of the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign – but his backroom team is yet to be decided, with his opening game against England around eight weeks away.

Hallgrimsson has also spoken to John O’Shea, and told the ex-Manchester United defender that he’d “really love to have…

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