Manchester United legend and Norwegian football icon Ole Gunnar Solskjær is set to return to coaching.

Ole Gunnar Soskjaer is set to become manager with Super Lig team Besiktas and will be the second former Manchester United after Jose Mourinho in the Turkish top flight.

Former Manchester United Ole Gunnar Solskjaer flew to Istanbul with his agent and is likely to take over as Besiktas helm with a contract that will run until summer of 2026. In November, the Turkey club sacked Giovanni van Brockhorst in November and according to media sources have now picked the Norwegian to succeed.

For the 51-year-old it will be the fourth club he will be managing having led Molde in two different stints along with managing Man United and Cardiff City. Solskjaer will be required to turn around the team’s fortunes who are sixth in Super Lig and have had a disappointing season so far, taking 30 points from 18 games.

This will be Solskjaer’s first managerial role since leaving United in 2021, having led the side for three years. Finishing his playing career at Old Trafford after spending more than a decade with the team, he was expected to understand the pulse of the side and what it required. However, he failed to win a single silverware during his time as manager of the side.

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Beşiktaş’s former head coach was the legendary Giovanni van Bronckhorst. Following his dismissal, interim coaching duties were handled by Serdar Toprakpete.

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