Michael O’Neill will not take the Blackburn Rovers job on a permanent basis and instead remains as Northern Ireland manager, according to reports from both the BBC and the Belfast Telegraph. The BBC says O’Neill turns down Blackburn’s permanent offer and continues in his current role with Northern Ireland. The Belfast Telegraph reports that O’Neill is set to agree a new, longer-term contract with the Northern Ireland team after rejecting the Blackburn proposal. Together, the accounts indicate that discussions around Blackburn’s offer have concluded with O’Neill choosing to stay in Northern Ireland’s managerial post. The reports do not specify the length of the new deal mentioned by the Belfast Telegraph or the full terms of Blackburn’s offer, but they concur that O’Neill’s decision results in him continuing as Northern Ireland manager rather than taking up a permanent appointment at Blackburn Rovers.