Solskjaer explained why he did not accept Beşiktaş's previous offer.

Beşiktaş held a signing ceremony for their new head coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. After signing, the Norwegian coach, who had previously met with the black-and-whites, explained the reason for accepting this offer while answering questions from the press.

"IF I HADN'T ACCEPTED, I WOULD HAVE REGRETTED IT DEEPLY BEFORE I DIE"

• Why didn't you accept the previous offer from Beşiktaş?

"We talked before, but this time the project from the minister and the management made me feel the right things. You need to feel your heart rate rising. I received other offers, and I had a good life in Norway. There had to be an offer worth leaving Norway. I couldn't say 'No' to living in Istanbul and being part of such a big club's project. I would have deeply regretted not accepting this before I die. What I say should not remain just words; I want to start as soon as possible.

"SIMILAR PROJECT TO MANCHESTER UNITED"

It's a job similar to the Manchester United project. We rose step by step. We want to win, but we also want to be realistic. I said 'No' to many offers. Beşiktaş's project resembles Manchester United's project. We need to stop the bad trend. I want to teach our players to develop. I want them to be with me, to be on the good side, and to help their teammates. We watched and analyzed the Samsunspor match. There are things we need to improve. Samsunspor is a good team, but we deserved to win the match. Semih Kılıçsoy’s last-minute situation was very unfortunate. We will work on it and continue to develop.