Manchester United are in talks to bring Ole Gunnar Solskjaer back to the club as interim manager after sacking Ruben Amorim earlier this week.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had intended to stay away from Manchester United until he heard from Manchester United. Solskjaer, 52, has emerged as the front-runner to temporarily replace Ruben Amorim in the Old Trafford dugout.
The Norwegian will take up the job on an interim basis, as he did seven years ago, before earning a permanent role. United want to wait until the summer to decide on a permanent successor to Amorim, who was sacked by rank on Monday.
Darren Fletcher was appointed manager for Wednesday’s trip to Burnley, and Solskjær met with club leaders that day to discuss his role, as he did on Tuesday. Fellow former United player and club legend Michael Carrick has done the same, and it cannot be ruled out that the pair, who have worked together throughout Solskjaer’s three-year reign that ended in November 2021, could team up.
Before taking over as Besiktas manager in January last year, Solskjaer had not been on the touchline since leaving Old Trafford. The former United striker, who made 366 appearances for the club, previously worked for UEFA as a technical observer.
However, his time at Besiktas came to an end in August when the Turkish club failed to qualify for the Conference League, losing in the play-offs to Lausanne Sport, who happened to be owned by United’s co-owners INEOS. Following his sacking, Solskjaer had no immediate plans to return to management.
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But, as The Sun reported, United’s call changed everything. Solskjaer, who recently relocated to Cheshire, is said to have told a close confidant last week that he had no intention of returning to management any time soon.
But the 52-year-old is keen on the idea of returning to United’s hot seat. Solskjaer and his wife Cyrie live in Cheshire, while their children remain in their homeland in Norway. His eldest son, Noah, plays for Skjoldals-Brink, and his daughter, Karna, plays for Ålesunds.
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In 2014, Solskjaer confirmed his intention to return to United. “If my family (United) asked me, I would say yes every day,” he said during a Q&A at the Oslo Business Forum. “It feels wrong to talk about other people’s current jobs, but of course I think so.”
Since taking over from Jose Mourinho in December 2018, Solskjaer has led the Red Devils to an astonishing run of form. United won 14 of 17 games during Solskjaer’s interim role and oversaw sixth, third and second-place finishes after becoming permanent manager, before being sacked following a poor start to the 2021-22 season.
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