Man Utd ‘reach agreement’ with Mauricio Pochettino as five huge details on next appointment revealed
According to reports, Manchester United have now ‘reached an agreement’ with Mauricio Pochettino for him to replace Michael Carrick.
Over the past couple of days, Pochettino has emerged as the clear favourite to be Man Utd’s next manager, with it reported on Monday night that the club are planning to sack current boss Michael Carrick.
Pochettino is a long-term Man Utd target and has far more experience than Carrick, who has been found out at the start of this season as United have only won three of their 15 games in all competitions.
Man Utd have been linked with an array of potential alternatives, but respected reporter David Ornstein revealed on Wednesday morning that the club is ‘finalising a deal’ to appoint Pochettino.
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Ornstein said on X: ‘EXCLUSIVE: Manchester United finalising deal to appoint Mauricio Pochettino if ultimate decision made to replace Michael Carrick. 54yo lined up & terms being done with camp. #MUFC yet to contact US but straight-forward should plan proceed.’
Now, talkSPORT have added that there is a ‘deal agreed’ between Pochettino and Man Utd for him to succeed Carrick.
They explained: ‘Manchester United have reached an agreement in principle with Mauricio Pochettino, talkSPORT understands.
‘The total package of compensation for Pochettino and his staff will be around $12million (£9m). Formal steps over the appointment of the USA boss as United manager are now set to follow.’
Five key details on Mauricio Pochettino to Manchester United revealed
As mentioned, the ‘total package’ for Pochettino and his staff will be around £9m, and our colleagues at TEAMtalk have revealed who will be joining him at Old Trafford.
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They said: ‘We understand that, as part of those initial talks, Pochettino has made it clear that he would like four key members of his backroom team to accompany him at Old Trafford.
‘They include long-standing assistant Jesus Perez, assistant coach Miguel ‘Miki’ D’Agostino, goalkeeping coach Antonio ‘Toni’ Jiménez and sports scientist Sebastiano Pochettino…’
Also, despite Pochettino remaining in charge of the USA national team at the time of writing, another report on Wednesday claimed that he is expected to be in the dugout when Man Utd face Liverpool in their first match after the international break.
Before making the claim on an ‘agreement’ for Pochettino, a separate report from talkSPORT said that some of Man Utd’s players were ‘hoping’ for Aston Villa boss Emery to replace Carrick.
There are fears that Pochettino’s best days are behind him, but Ornstein has moved to ease those worries by revealing what he has heard about the incoming Man Utd boss.
Ornstein said on Talk of the Devils: “I’m hearing now that he is reinvigorated to an extent that he hasn’t been at for a long time…
“You will see a different version of him now, that he has his energy restored.”
