Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed that Molde told him to "not come back" after Manchester United poached the manager on an initial interim basis.
The former striker was drafted in at the end of 2018 following Jose Mourinho's sacking, tasked with steading the ship until the end of the season and has gone on to win eight and draw one of his nine matches in charge.
Standard Sport understands there is a growing belief at the club that the Norweign could - and, perhaps, should - get the job on a full-time basis over no.1 target Mauricio Pochettino and it Molde appear happy for him to do so.
Solskjaer said: "When I rang the owner and said that United had called and that he always knew that this had been my dream, he said: 'Go over, enjoy yourself – and please don’t come back!'
"Both owners wished me all the best because they knew this is something I dreamed about.
"To get the backing from them was fantastic. If I go back to Molde, I will do my best for them – but it depends when I go back.
"It’s been fantastic so far. Hopefully, I will get to see my family soon, because that has been the only downside to the job."
Solskjaer is currently preparing for a likely defining run as his audition for the full-time gig continues, with Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City will to come over the next six weeks.
