Molde have confirmed that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will resume his management responsibilities at the club following his stint in charge of Manchester United.
The former Man Utd striker has taken temporary charge of the team until the end of the season, when the club will look to appoint a permanent replacement for Jose Mourinho, who was sacked on Tuesday.
The Norwegian season runs from March to November, meaning that Molde will be without Solskjaer for the first three months of the new campaign.
But despite this, Molde are happy to ‘lend’ United their manager.
Chief executive Oystein Neerland confirmed the move in a statement on the club’s official website.
"That Manchester United ask Molde FK to lend the manager is by itself an event, and not least a statement of trust for both Ole Gunnar and Molde FK," Neerland said.
"We are happy to lend Ole Gunnar, we wish both him and the club a success.
"This is a big opportunity for Molde FK, we think it will be developing and helping to put Molde FK further on the football card."
Solskjaer also backed his Molde first-team coach Erling Moe to hold the fort while he was gone, and thanked his employers for allowing him to take up the opportunity at Old Trafford.
"In football you never know what can happen," he said. "We get proof time after time. This is an opportunity I had to take. I am looking forward to leading Manchester United until the summer.
"At the same time, I will follow closely what is happening here at home."
