DBasia.news – The former Manchester United player from Sweden, Jesper Blomqvist, gave his views on the news that the Red Devils would extend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s contract. According to him, Man United’s decision was right.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer joined Manchester United to replace the position left by Jose Mourinho in December 2018. At that time, Solskjaer was only an interim manager.
However, because it is considered to show an increasing graph, Solskjaer gets the appointment as permanent manager until 2022. Solskjaer is considered the right person to bring Man United to rebuild strength.
Now, there is a growing issue that Man United will increase the duration of Solskjaer’s contract by one season. That way, the manager will stay at Old Trafford until 2023. Man United will also raise Solskjaer’s salary to 10 million euros per season.
However, not a few gave rejection. The manager from Norway was deemed not worthy of a new contract because he had not yet presented a title.
“Manchester United are not yet in competition for the title because they are not near Manchester City or Liverpool,” Blomqvist said as reported by talkSPORT.
“Manchester United still have quite a distance. However, we have to keep going. We have to keep up with what pace we have at the moment. We will definitely be happy to be there.”
Blomqvist is optimistic that sooner or later Man United will win the title. Looking at the map of competition this season, great opportunities are presented in the Europa League.
“I think the failure in the FA Cup is frustrating. However, they are getting closer to the title. For me, the most important thing is to be able to see progress on the pitch compared to a few months ago.”
“Being a champion is important, but seeing your progress makes you happy,” he said.