Mauricio Pochettino has agreed to become Manchester United’s next head coach and will sign a two-and-a-half-year contract at the club.
United are prepared to pay the buyout fee in his US Soccer agreement, which is understood to be around $10m (£7.4m).
The move follows Michael Carrick’s dismissal on Thursday. United had identified Pochettino as their preferred candidate and are now working towards completing the final arrangements. An announcement could be made by the club as early as Friday.
Pochettino is expected to remain with USA for their two Concacaf Nations League quarter-final matches against Haiti. The first leg is on Saturday, with the return fixture on Tuesday. He would then travel to England to prepare for United’s visit to Liverpool on 22 November.
United’s next appointment comes after a poor start to the Premier League season. They have won only one of their first 10 matches and sit 18th in the table. Carrick was appointed permanently in May but was removed after just 16 games in charge.
Pochettino will return to a league he knows well. He previously managed Southampton, Tottenham and Chelsea before taking the US job in September 2024.
His departure will bring an end to a little over two years with the national team. He led USA to the last 16 of the World Cup this summer, which the country co-hosted.
