Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has turned down the chance to replace Kasper Hjulmand as manager of the Denmark national team, according to a report.
The 51-year-old has been without a coaching job since he sacked by Manchester United in 2021, bringing an end to an eventful three-year spell.
And according to Danish outlet Tipsbladet, the Norwegian has declined further talks with the FA, ending the prospect of him succeeding Hjulmand, who resigned after Denmark’s exit from Euro 2024.
The outlet claim that Solskjaer did not wish enter in negotiations as he is in talks with a ‘major club’ about a head coaching job.
Earlier this year, Solskjaer was linked with the Sweden manager job and reportedly held talks with the nation after their failed to qualify for the summer tournament.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reportedly turned down the chance to manage the Denmark national team
Kasper Hjulmand left the post following Denmark’s exit from the European Championship in the summer
In recent weeks, Solskjaer’s name has sensationally remerged as a candidate to take over from under-fire Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag following comments in which he stated he would be open to an Old Trafford return.
‘If your family asks you, you say yes every day of the week,’ He said at the Oslo Business Forum in Lillestrom, via VG. ‘It feels wrong to talk about jobs other people have. But I say yes.’
The former striker was initially backed by fans as a club legend and United finished third and second in the Premier League in his two full seasons in charge.
There were, however, questions asked of off-field matters, and Solskjaer went onto criticise Cristiano Ronaldo after both had left the club.
‘With the ball, with him in the team, it was no problem,’ he said in March on Stick to Football, brought to you by Sky Bet. ‘Without him [pressing], we had to change a little bit the different roles we’d gotten used to.
‘We were one of the highest pressing teams before [Ronaldo joined]. We let Dan James go when Cristiano came in, and they’re two different types of players.’
He went onto add of the club: ‘No one said “No” to being the club captain, it was just for certain games.
‘[On whether they said, “I don’t want to be captain for this match.”] Yes, but they didn’t want to say it themselves, they had other people come up to me and say it. It was disappointing.
Erik ten Hag has come under pressure after Manchester United’s worst start to a Premier League season
Solskjaer was sacked as United boss in 2021 after three years at the helm, having succeeded Jose Mourinho
‘It’s a different generation, its Gen Z. It’s petty and shows a lack of ambition.’
Ten Hag, who replaced Ralf Rangnick in the summer of 2022, was backed in the summer by new minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has struggled for the majority of his time at the club.
He was ultimately Solskjaer’s replacement, with Rangnick in caretaker charge, but has delivered third and eighth – their worst ever – Premier League finishes.
The Dutchman has secured two trophies – the Carabao Cup in 2022-23 and the FA Cup last year – but it has been another tough start to the campaign this term, with United 11th in the standings.
