Molde coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has explained why he withdrew from the running for the Aston Villa job.
Solskjaer only moved back to his native Norway one-and-a-half years ago from the UK after a successful spell as Manchester United reserve team boss and he has no immediate desire to return.
"I had a very open and honest, and very nice, dialogue with Mr Lerner and he really understood my decision on thinking about my family, staying where I am now," Solskjaer said at a media conference broadcast on Sky Sports News.
"I brought them home 18 months ago and it (do we want to go back to England?) has never been an issue for us.
"When something like this (Villa) came up, we had to discuss it and he (Lerner) was really understanding."