Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is reportedly set to become the new manager of Besiktas.
The Norwegian has been out of work since leaving the Red Devils in November 2021.
The club legend had spells at Molde and Cardiff City but by far his biggest role was at United.
He spent 168 matches as the manager, winning 91 at a win percentage of 54%. He finished second and third in the league but failed to win a trophy, narrowly losing the Europa League final on penalties to Villarreal.
Solskjaer has been linked to numerous jobs, including international roles with the Republic of Ireland and Sweden, but has yet to find the right fit.
It seems that he could now be on the cusp of returning to club football following reports from Turkiye.
Journalist Yağız Sabuncuoğlu has reported that “Beşiktaş made an official offer to Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjær.”
🚨 Beşiktaş, Teknik Direktör Ole Gunnar Solskjær’e resmi teklif yaptı!
— Yağız Sabuncuoğlu (@yagosabuncuoglu) January 16, 2025
Fellow Turkish reporter, Sercan Dikme, has taken the story further and claims that the former United man is about to accept the move.
It is reported by Sports Digitale that “Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is about to become the new head coach of Beşiktaş.”
He “is expected to watch the Beşiktaş-Samsunspor match from the stands. He will be in charge of the Athletic Bilbao match.”
Beşiktaş’ın yeni Teknik Direktörü Ole Gunnar Solskjaer olmak üzere. @SportsDigitale
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’in Beşiktaş-Samsunspor maçını tribünden takip etmesi bekleniyor. Athletic Bilbao maçına ise takımın başında çıkacak. Hayırlı olsun. pic.twitter.com/iz2xoHq00u
— Sercan Dikme (@sercan_dikme) January 16, 2025
It was reported in December 2023 that Solskjaer had been offered the Besiktas job but eventually Fernando Santos was appointed instead.
The Turkish side are currently in sixth place in the league table but only one point away from the European spots.
They also find themselves 28th in the Europa League table, one point from the all-important 24th which guarantees qualification to the next round, with two fixtures remaining.
What’s more, the prospect of Solskjaer joining the Turkish Super Lig would place him in the same city as another former United manager, Jose Mourinho who is in charge of Fenerbahce.
The two are scheduled to meet on the 4th May, in what would be a fixture of massive interest to United fans all around the world should Solskjaer officially join the Kara Kartallar.
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Alex Browne
Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Proud owner of such niche shirts such as Kleberson, Eric Djemba-Djemba and Gary Neville. Grew up pretending to be Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the back garden, with little success.
