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Norwegian legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set to be named as the new manager of English Premier League side Cardiff City.
After the Welsh side’s controversial sacking of Scotsman Malky Mackay last week, reports soon started circulating that Cardiff chairman Mehmet Dalman had earmarked the Molde manager as the man to take up the position.
Early reports indicated that the 40-year-old former goal-poacher had doubts about taking the position due to the poor relationship between Cardiff owner Vincent Tan and Mackay. However, Dalman seems to have got his man after promising there will be money available during the January transfer window.
He had turned down Aston Villa but decided Cardiff was the correct choice
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer pictured as Cardiff boss in 2014.
Image: Phil Cole
Image: Phil Cole
THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE is an extract from The Red Apprentice by Jamie Jackson.
The Bluebirds are down. Norwich City’s 0-0 draw at Chelsea puts them three points ahead of Cardiff City with a better goal difference of eight. There is a next-to-zero chance of them overturning this when Chelsea visit on the final day, and they do not – losing 2-1 – and so fall into the Championship after one season in the Premier League as the bottom-placed side with 30 points. OGS has overseen Cardiff City