Young is close to ending an eight-and-a-half-year association with United after Inter agreed a €1.5million (£1.3million) fee, subject to personal terms being agreed.
Solskjaer claimed United were not willing to match a two-year contract on the table for the 34-year-old at San Siro and also cited the emergence of youngsters such as Brandon Williams as a reason for both parties to go their separate ways.
To be fair, I think for Ashley, he s 35 in the summer and if he gets a two-year contract somewhere it s up to hm to take that, Solskjaer said.
We weren t ready to offer that. He s been a good servant for the club, he s been captain and won trophies.
But we ve got players coming through. When Ashley s mindset and head was on I want to try this , then why not do it now?
Since joining from Aston Villa in 2011, Young has made 261 appearances for United – scoring 19 goals and winning four major honours, including the 2012-13 Premier League.
