Former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has suffered a damaging setback in his bid to land the Ipswich Town job.
Leading candidate
Earlier this week, a report covered by The Peoples Person relayed that Solskjaer was a leading candidate to replace Kieran McKenna in the Ipswich Town dugout.
McKenna was strongly linked with the Fulham position but opted against making the switch to Craven Cottage, nor any other team, as he wants to spend more time with his family.
He was under contract with the Tractor Boys until 2028, having put pen to paper on a new deal in the summer of 2024.
In a statement, McKenna insisted that it was the right time for him to part ways with Ipswich after securing a third promotion in the last four years with the side.
Alongside Solskjaer, Gary O’Neill was named as the other leading candidate to take over at Portman Road. Now, David Ornstein of The Athletic has confirmed that Ipswich have picked O’Neill ahead of Solskjaer.
Ipswich’s talks with BlueCo, which owns Strasbourg and fellow Premier League side Chelsea, have been positive. It is likely O’Neil will be bringing close associates Tim Jenkins and Neil Critchley with him from the French side.”
Leave a Reply