Pochettino agrees deal to become Manchester United head coach

Manchester United have agreed a deal with Mauricio Pochettino for the 54-year-old Argentine to become their head coach, Sky Sports reported. The contract runs for two and a half years, until the summer of 2029. Transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano also reported the agreement on Thursday evening, and an official announcement from the club is expected on Friday, 13 November.

Predecessor sacked on Thursday

United sacked Michael Carrick on Thursday, 12 November. The team are in the Premier League relegation zone and, according to Sky Sports, have won only one of their last 10 matches.

Pochettino has coached the United States since September 2024. To release him, United must pay the compensation set out in his contract, which Sky Sports put at about £7 million.

Haiti first, then Liverpool

Before moving to Manchester, Pochettino will lead the USA in two CONCACAF Nations League quarter-final games against Haiti, on Saturday and in the middle of next week. That leaves him only a few days with his new squad before United visit Liverpool in the Premier League on 22 November.

The Argentine is no stranger to English football: he has managed Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, whom he took to the 2019 Champions League final, and Chelsea, and in France he coached Paris Saint-Germain.

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