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His time at Besiktas has been anything but smooth, having played under nine different managers during his two-year tenure.
It looked like he might depart the club last summer, just one year into his three-year contract, after being sidelined by Giovanni van Bronckhorst.
Others might just want to score goals
Whatever it is, you want those needs to be met
That's what gives you the will to keep going."
"I just want to play
I need to play, to take this opportunity and see what I can still achieve while my legs are still moving."
Just last month, Solskjaer spoke about the realistic approach required at Besiktas amidst financial constraints, when he spoke to BBC Sport.
He said: "Everyone knows you need time to shape a team into what you want it to look like
You need the structures right and you need to get the right people in.
"When you manage two, three, four or five different managers' players, it is hard to make it balance into a team you want to see