Manchester United have announced that they have reached an agreement with Molde over the permanent sale of young midfielder Mats Daehli.

There had been reports that the Premier League champions would only be interested in sending the 18-year-old to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side on a loan agreement.

However, the North-West outfit have confirmed today that the Norwegian youngster will return to his homeland following two years with United's academy.

"He's here to develop," United's official website quotes Solskjaer as saying. "There's no pressure on him to come in here and turn our season around. We'll take this step-by-step."

Daehli made one appearance for the Red Devils' reserve team last season and scored during the game.