Ex-Man Utd coach plans to start new life

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been out of coaching for three years since he was sacked by Manchester United. The 51-year-old was in charge for 168 games but was sacked when his results failed to meet the board's expectations.

Since then, the Norwegian manager has not coached a team despite receiving offers from the likes of Leicester, Besiktas and Denmark, deciding to live quietly in his native country for the rest of his life. However, there is one job Solskjaer would consider returning to coaching for.

"It must be something exciting enough, together with the right people. But I feel so well now that there must be something that triggers me enough for me to choose to travel from Nordmore. I think that a national team could suit me, but then it can’t be on the other side of the globe," he said in an interview.

"I had two options but it would have taken half a day to travel, and there is a time difference in the picture, so I opted out. Even if I could then take part in the championship," he added.

As a result, he has been heavily linked with a possible jump at the chance to coach Norway for the 2026 World Cup if Stale Solbakken steps down. "I am a proud Norwegian. If the question comes up, when Stale finds out that he doesn’t want it anymore, I’m happy to enter into a conversation," he claimed.