Ole Gunnar Solskjær could earn a significant amount of money during his interim spell at Manchester United, with the former player likely to earn a multi-million pound bonus if he gets the job.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could earn around £1m as Manchester United’s caretaker manager amid talk of a return. The Norwegian was released by the club in 2021 and it is thought he could return before the end of the season.
Solskjaer served as the club’s head coach for nearly three years before being given his marching orders. However, given the sacking of coach Ruben Amorim on Monday morning, the management are now looking for someone to lead the team until the end of the season.
Their former boss and Michael Carrick are two of the people who have been approached for the role. The two sides could potentially work together, with Norwegian media outlet Netvicen claiming Solskjaer would be paid between £50,000 and £60,000 a week if given the role.
If he works until the end of May, he will earn a seven-figure sum, with an even bigger bonus in store. United are two points outside the top four and Solskjaer could receive between £3m and £4m if they qualify for the Champions League.
The Red Devils missed out on last season as Amorim finished in 15th place, the team’s worst-ever finish in the Premier League. This season was a mixed bag, but despite the sacking of the Portuguese head coach, he left the team within reach of European football.
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Solskjaer achieved a top-four finish in his two full seasons in charge. He led the team to third place in 2020 and went one better the following year. He is one of only two players to have achieved a runner-up finish since the days of Sir Alex Ferguson. The other one is Jose Mourinho.
The Norwegian has admitted since leaving Manchester that he would jump at the chance to return if the opportunity presented itself. Solskjær could now be given the opportunity to return to his old club, as the club are currently seeking a stopgap before considering a permanent manager in the summer.
Gary Neville played alongside him at Old Trafford for many years and has expressed concern about the direction of the club. He said: “You almost go through cycles, and United have been doing this for 12 years. You got Ryan (Giggs) as manager 10 years ago, then Ole (Gunnar Solskjær) came in, you go back to the old team, you want something new, then you want another one. It’s almost like a movie and a Groundhog Day cycle that we’ve all seen before.”
Speaking about Solskjaer, he added: “They’re going to get a club, but if they still don’t do well then they’re going to be under a lot of pressure over the next four or five months. So, look, they’ve got to be ready for that…Whoever they get out of the three named, I wish them the best of luck because it’s a difficult role.”
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