Negotiations are currently underway between Manchester United and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. – Although there are not many details that leak out, there are intense rumours that the Norwegian manager does not intend to let things run aground on either salary or contract length.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could receive big bonus if Manchester United qualify for the Champions League
Former players Michael Carrick, Darren Fletcher and Ruud van Nistelrooy are also said to be in the running for the role, while a permanent successor will be sought in the summer, just like the last time he was on a temporary basis.
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According to reports, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will get a big bonus if he takes over the Manchester United job and qualifies the club for next season’s Champions League.
The Norwegian is in talks with United to become the club’s new interim manager after Ruben Amorim was sacked on Monday. Solskjaer took on the interim role at United after José Mourinho was sacked in December 2018.
He was given the job as manager permanently the following summer, leading United to a Europa League final and a second-place finish in the Premier League in 2020.
But he was fired in November 2021 after a poor start to the 2021/22 season.
The Norwegian remains popular with Manchester United supporters, although there has been a mixed reaction to the possibility of him returning to the club for a second assignment.
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Solskjaer is willing to take a pay cut from his former United contract to take over the role. It is claimed that he is likely to earn between £50,000 and £60,000 per week in the temporary role at Old Trafford.
The report adds that if Solskjaer qualifies United for the Champions League, he will receive a staggering sum of between £3 and £4 million as a bonus.
Although the amount is significant, it perhaps reflects just how important top-level European football is to Manchester United. It is said that financial constraints affect how they operate in the transition market.
Minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has implemented a number of cost-cutting measures since he arrived at the club in 2024.
Ratcliffe claimed that the club would have gone bankrupt “before Christmas” last year without the measures, which included about 450 job cuts.
The club’s accounts showed that United paid approximately £36 million in compensation during the 2024/25 financial year, including a total of £14.5 million to manager Erik ten Hag and sporting director Dan Ashworth.
