2 September 2024 at 12:32 Solbakken on his own future: – High probability that I will do something else after the World Cup regardless Ståle Solbakken says that, by all accounts, he is finished as Norwegian national team manager when his contract expires, regardless of whether Norway makes it to the World Cup in 2026 – While I’m young and virile, I’ll do something else too. I have said no to a number of club jobs now that have actually tempted me, because I am determined to make one last attempt here, Solbakken said when he met the press on Monday. – I’ve said all along that I’m taking the qualification here now, and I think there’s a high probability that I’ll do something else after that anyway. Whether we go there or not. – So this is the last qualification? – I think that is most likely, yes, says Solbakken. – I really enjoy being with the boys, but there are far too few matches. The seven or eight months now have been a nightmare. You have four private matches, where you know that the last two go into the boys’ summer holidays. It costs money, but everyone showed up and gave it their all. It shows that we have a very good culture and is what makes me think it is also rewarding. The national team manager’s current agreement extends to 2025 and will be extended if the national team reaches the playoffs in spring 2026. If Norway qualifies for the WC 2026, the contract period will be extended until after the championship. Solbakken says he has not entered into dialogue with anyone regarding other jobs, even though it has not been on the offers. He does not go into details, except that there have been offers from top five leagues – and that he has received offers from Saudi Arabia, but that it was not something he considered. – I didn’t spend that much time there. I would probably have been sitting in a glass house for a bit if I had gone there after Qatar, says the national team manager. Solbakken and the national team had several marks against the WC in Qatar.
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