Following several hours of speculation, Walsall Football Club have confirmed the managerial appointment of former Saddlers midfielder Dean Keates, who returns to Banks's Stadium on a three-and-a-half-year deal after leaving National League title-chasers Wrexham.
Walsall Football Club are delighted to announce that club legend Dean Keates has returned to the Banks’s Stadium as our new First Team Manager.
- Walsall FC
Walsall FC also confirmed that they have paid a compensation package to National League side Wrexham, where Keates has been in charge, to bring the 39-year-old back to the Banks’s Stadium.