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Solskjaer set to become Cardiff City manager

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Solskjaer, 40, arrived at Emirates Stadium to hold final talks with Bluebirds owner Vincent Tan and chairman Mehmet Dalman before the club’s New Year’s Day loss to Arsenal.

Contrary to reports in Norway, the deal has not yet been agreed.

It is expected to be a formality after Solskjaer sat alongside Tan in the directors’ box to watch the match.

Dalman has been in negotiations with the former Manchester United striker since the sacking of Malky Mackay on Friday, making a breakthrough in the last 24 hours.

Tan sent his private jet to collect Solskjaer and after landing at Luton airport he travelled to meet the owner and Dalman in London.

The former Norway international will be offered extensive funds by Tan to spend on new signings in the January transfer window.

Cardiff’s caretaker boss David Kerslake admitted he expected the 2-0 defeat to be his last in charge of the Bluebirds but said his future would be down to the club’s owners.

Ex-Manchester United striker Solskjaer, who scored the winner in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich in 1999, made 235 appearances for the Old Trafford club. He also won six Premier League titles and two FA Cups.

After ending his playing career in 2007, Solskjaer took charge of United’s reserve team for two-and-a-half years before guiding Molde to their first Norwegian league title in 100 years in 2011.

He led Molde to the defence of their title the following season as his managerial success attracted the attention of Premier League clubs.

Molde could only finish sixth behind champions Stromgodset this season, but did beat Rosenborg 4-2 on 24 November to take the Norwegian Football Cup for the third time in their history.

Solskjaer held talks with Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner in May 2012 following the sacking of Alex McLeish. But the man who earned the nickname “the baby-faced assassin” opted to remain with Molde because he was reluctant to uproot his wife Silje and three children from Norway.

He was also a candidate to replace Steve Kean at Blackburn Rovers in the Championship last season but now looks ready to take his first managerial job in English football.

Solskjaer would become the fourth Norwegian to take charge of an English league club, following Egil Olsen at Wimbledon in 1999, Stale Solbakken at Wolves in 2012 and Henning Berg at Blackburn in 2012.

Written by Steve Milne – Have your say below 🙂

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