Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: I told Manchester United to sign Erling Haaland for £4 million
The former Manchester United manager has hit out at the club for failing to take his advice and sign the striker, now flying at City
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has hit out at former club Manchester United for failing to follow his advice and sign Erling Haaland for a cut-price £4 million.
Solskjaer was Haaland's coach at Norwegian side Molde and recommended the young striker to United at the time, but no move materlialised and Haaland is now breaking records across town at Manchester City.
Speaking at An Evening with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer,reported by The Athletic, the Norwegian revealed that United had missed out on signing Haaland for just £4m.
"I got in contact with United because we had this talented striker who they should have had," he said.
"But they didn't listen, unfortunately. Four million, I asked for. But they never signed him. Four million! Don't ask [where he is now]. He's too good!"
Solskjaer also called on the Glazer family to push through a takeover, saying the facilities have been allowed to decay and claiming that United 'need to catch up with the other teams'.
"It needs to be done," he said. "Old Trafford is neglected. The training ground has been neglected. We need to catch up with the other teams."
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Ben Hayward is a European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.