Mauricio Pochettino interested in leaving USMNT job for Manchester United

Coach’s contract has release clause of about $10mUnited expected to sack Michael Carrick after awful startUS men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino is interested in a move to Manchester United, multiple sources told the Guardian, with those same sources characterizing the interest as mutual.United are expected to sack their head coach, Michael Carrick, after a disastrous start to their season which leaves them at risk of relegation from the Premier League, their worst opening to a campaign in four decades. Continue reading…

US men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino is interested in a move to Manchester United and has a release clause of about $10m US men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino is interested in a move to Manchester United, multiple sources told the Guardian, with those same sources characterizing the interest as mutual. United are expected to sack their head coach, Michael Carrick, after a disastrous start to their season which leaves them at risk of relegation from the Premier League, their worst opening to a campaign in four decades.

Securing Pochettino’s services is far from simple or inexpensive. The Argentinian’s contract contains a release clause in the neighborhood of $10m (£7.5m), multiple sources familiar with the deal told the Guardian this week, a figure that grows should United choose to retain Pochettino’s staff, including his longtime assistant and confidant Jesús Pérez, who has worked with Pochettino for 16 years. The Athletic first reported the details of Pochettino’s buyout. Pochettino was brought on by the US in 2024 and guided the USMNT to