Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has revealed the club’s future plans for manager Ole Solskjaer.
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has received yet another public backing from the club. The Red Devils’ executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward insists the Norwegian will be supported in the transfer market.
The 47-year-old’s future at the club has once again come under scrutiny following an inconsistent start to the 2020/21 season.
Talks of Mauricio Pochettino as a replacement has loomed large over Solskjaer for some time.
Any such speculation has only increased since the former Tottenham boss signaled his intention to return to top-level management soon.
However, Solskjaer has always maintained the public support of United’s hierarchy. His views were backed when the influential Woodward appeared at a fans’ forum on November 20.
“We recognise there’s more hard work ahead to achieve the consistency needed to win trophies,” Woodward said in a report published by the club’s website.
“But we see positive signs on the pitch and the training ground that reinforce our belief in the progress being made by Ole, his coaching team and the players.”
After a summer that saw United snap up Donny Van de Beek, Alex Telles, and Edinson Cavani, Woodward also mentioned that the club will continue to back Solskjaer in the transfer market.
“I said in April we remained committed to strengthening the squad, while being disciplined in our spending during the pandemic,” he said.
“I believe we’ve delivered on that, with the additions we made during the summer taking our total net spending to over €200m (£180m) since summer 2019 – more than any other major European club over that period.
“We will continue to support Ole with a planned, long-term approach to recruitment, focused on the summer windows.”
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