Manchester United Mauricio Pochettino head coach talks, Digi Mart USA News: Manchester United are closing in on an agreement to appoint Mauricio Pochettino as head coach if Michael Carrick is removed from his role, according to a publisher report by The Guardian.
The report says Jason Wilcox, the director of football, and Omar Berrada, the chief executive, are set to recommend Carrick’s sacking to Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Wilcox and Berrada are meeting Ratcliffe in Monaco, where the minority owner, who controls United’s sporting policy, will be informed that Carrick should lose his job.
Pochettino is currently the head coach of the United States men’s national team but reportedly wants the Manchester United job if Carrick is removed, as is widely expected. The report says there is a growing sense among United players that Carrick will be sacked and that Pochettino will replace him.
Pochettino has previously managed Southampton, Tottenham and Chelsea in the Premier League.
According to the report, Pochettino’s contract contains a release clause of about $10 million (£7.5 million). However, the compensation United would have to pay would be higher if Pochettino brings his own staff, including his longtime assistant and confidant Jesús Pérez, who has worked with him for 16 years.
Pochettino is scheduled to coach the United States in Concacaf Nations League matches against Haiti on Saturday in Miami and on Wednesday in Cincinnati. These are the team’s first competitive fixtures of the 2030 World Cup qualifying cycle.
Carrick has overseen a difficult start to the season, with United sitting 18th in the Premier League and in the relegation zone. The 45-year-old has won only one league game, against Ipswich in August, and three matches in all competitions.
United were also knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Brighton in September.
