When Solskjaer was fired at Manchester United in 2021, the theme among “experts” and the English media was that the Norwegian was a lightweight. Three years later – and seasons with Ten Hag and his insane £600 million player acquisition – several English media have changed their opinion of Solskjaer and realized what a great job the United legend did in Manchester. Now Solskjaer is finally on his way back to use his skills, cleverness and leadership skills to lift a big club.
We had hoped to see Ole Gunnar Solskjaer back in the Premier League, but are content to see the United legend back as a coach in the league where football means “everything”. Now the club confirms negotiations with Solskjaer.
On Thursday, it was reported that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had boarded the plane to Istanbul, where an imminent signing awaits.
The club is Besiktas, who fired Giovanni van Bronckhorst back in November. Assistant coach Serdar Topraktepe was thrown in as a substitute. Now the proud big club is in a tenacious 6th place, with an impossible distance up to Galatasaray and Fenernahce in the top two places.
Solskjaer was linked with the Besiktas job before Christmas, but there was no deal. This time, Besiktas confidently announce that everything will fall into place with the former Manchester United manager.
-The club has started negotiations with Ole Gunnar Solskjær about the position of head coach, writes Besiktas on their own website Friday morning.
Solskjaer is back!