Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted that he keeps in touch with Chelsea target Erling Haaland, with Manchester United also understood to be keen on a transfer for the Borussia Dortmund striker.
Solskjaer was Haaland's manager in Norway with Molde before the striker moved to RB Salzburg, and was said to have met the striker about a potential move before he joined Borussia Dortmund in 2019.
United met the striker's €20million (£17.2million) release clause but could not agree a transfer, with the club unwilling to agree to the proposed buyout clause that was requested for his contract.
Since then, Haaland has become one of the hottest properties in world football, with all top clubs said to retain an interest in the attacker.
And Solskjaer has admitted that he still talks with the 20-year-old and has followed his development since working with him.
"When you have had kids and players through as a coach you follow them, of course," Solskjaer told reporters when asked whether he would like to have Haaland at Old Trafford.
"I keep in touch with Erling. It's great to see him become the player he has become and I know he'll work to improve all the time.
"He's a Dortmund player, we just wish him well there and let's see what life will bring later on. You know I can't speak about Erling because he's with Borussia Dortmund.
"I think it's disrespectful to talk too much about it, apart from that I know him and I speak to him.
"Who wasn't interested in him a year ago? Everyone would say they'd take the best players in the world and Erling is a top player.
"I think we've done well with recruitment. There's a boy sat next to me here [Dan James] who proves that, Bruno [Fernandes] as well.
"I think the signings we've made since I've come to the club have all contributed and added to the squad, and that's part of what we have to do.
"We have to complement what we have in our group with other different types of players and also young players, so I'm happy with our recruitment model and the processes we go through."
Haaland is said to be high up on Chelsea's list of targets. with a reported €75million (£66million) release clause in his contract in the summer of 2022. His contract with the Bundesliga club currently runs until 2024.
