Ole Gunnar Solskjaer raids Man Utd for first new Besiktas recruit, 33, to ‘do the dirty work’

OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER is reportedly set to raid Manchester United for his first recruit at Besiktas.

The former Red Devils boss joined the Turkish giants last month - his first job since leaving Old Trafford in 2021.

And he is set to poach United for senior performance analyst Tom Green.

The 33-year-old is set to take up a similar but more senior role at Besiktas, according to .

Green joined United in 2017 when Jose Mourinho was in charge and reportedly is well thought of at the club.

He sat alongside Solskjaer and other senior coaches in the Old Trafford dugout during the Covid season and could benefit the Norwegian by doing the "dirty work".

One source told The Athletic: “He’s considered a really good football analyst and Ole needs that at Besiktas, someone who can produce and do the dirty work, create the pre-match analysis, lead the manager into a match and make sure Ole has all the data on his iPad.

“He’ll have to make sure that the coach has the game on his computer after the match, that all coaches have analysis clips pre, live and post-match. In his role, he’d send individual clips to players before and after the games showing their actions.

“He’ll be important for Ole and his staff – it’s a brave, bold move and he has to be admired for doing that after seven or eight years over at Man United.”

The move for Solskjaer comes after he claimed Besiktas have no scouting department.

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Asked about additions in terms of playing personnel, Solskjaer said: "I came in 10 days ago and we are working to bring the right people.

"There was no scouting department and no scouting reports when we came to the club.

"So that's something I also work with. that we structure the club in the right way for the future.

"Of course the short term is important, but we cannot make the wrong decisions.

"We cannot bring players, expensive players, to the club because financially the club have spent a lot of money on this. And I think the president has talked about, at the moment, the financial situation.

"The big thing now is that we sit together and prioritise what we can do this window."