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Mauricio Pochettino interested in leaving USMNT job for Manchester United

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Maurer, P. I., & Jackson, J. (2026, November 10). Mauricio Pochettino interested in leaving USMNT job for Manchester United. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/nov/10/mauricio-pochettino-interested-manchester-united-usmnt-release-clause

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The Guardian · collected 2026-11-10 · by Pablo Iglesias Maurer, Jamie Jackson

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Mauricio Pochettino, head coach of the US men’s national team since 2024, has shown interest in taking over at Manchester United following their poor start to the season. Sources indicate that Pochettino’s contract with the US includes a $10 million release clause, complicating any potential move. Despite his stated commitment to the US through 2030, recent reports suggest mutual interest between Pochettino and Manchester United, though he has acknowledged the uncertainties in football.
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As of November 10, Mauricio Pochettino is the frontrunner to become the new manager of Manchester United, with the club's current interim boss Michael Carrick expected to be relieved of his duties. Manchester United has been in the relegation zone for the entire month of November and only won one game out of their first ten Premier League matches this season. Pochettino, who recently signed a contract extension with the U.S. men's national team until 2030, has already confirmed that he is aware of Manchester United’s interest in him, though any potential move would depend on his current contractual obligations and a clause in his deal that could facilitate discussions with clubs like Man United if approached. The decision regarding Carrick’s dismissal might be delayed until Thursday, but it is widely anticipated that Pochettino will replace him ahead of the crucial match against Liverpool at Anfield on November 22.

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Pablo Iglesias Maurer
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Otherwise, I have no idea who on earth Poch could be talking about.
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Jamie Jackson
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2026-11-10 · assertive framing · Mauricio Pochettino interested in leaving USMNT job for Manchester United
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Guardian Manchester United USMNT United the Premier League

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Pochettino PERSON · 8× Guardian ORG · 2× USMNT ORG · 2× United ORG · 2× Argentinian NORP · 1× Jesús Pérez PERSON · 1× Manchester United ORG · 1× Mauricio Pochettino PERSON · 1× Michael Carrick PERSON · 1× the Premier League ORG · 1×

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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.
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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.
2026-11-10 · The Guardian
Mauricio Pochettino interested in leaving USMNT job for Manchester United · assertive framing

Claims (16 extracted, 0 hedged)

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. asserted
sources → tell → interest
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. asserted
which → expect → decades
Securing Pochettino’s services is far from simple or inexpensive. asserted
Securing → secure → services
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. asserted
who → contain → years
The Athletic first reported the details of Pochettino’s buyout. asserted
Athletic → report → buyout
Pochettino was brought on by the US in 2024 and guided the USMNT to a last-16 finish at the 2026 World Cup, by most accounts a disappointment. asserted
Pochettino → bring → accounts
US Soccer brought him back through 2030, with both sides expressing a mutual belief and commitment towards not only brightening the fortunes of the US men but also overhauling the federation’s approach towards youth development. asserted
sides → bring → development
“Every time we sign a contract, it’s to go to the last day of the contract,” Pochettino told reporters after his contract renewal. asserted
Pochettino → sign → renewal
“If we sign a four-year contract, we need to think to arrive there. asserted
we → sign → contract
And we signed the contract because we really believe that we are going to be four years there. asserted
we → sign → contract
Because if not, it’s bad. asserted
it → ’ → ?
If we don’t believe in that process, if we don’t believe in that journey, why sign [for] four years? asserted
we → believe → years
Only to be sure that we are going to receive a salary at the end of the month? asserted
we → go → month
It’s not the way that we think. asserted
we → ’ → ?
We really signed that contract because we really believe that we can arrive to the end.” asserted
we → sign → end
Pochettino, who has been linked with a host of high-profile club openings since his arrival in the United States, tempered those remarks by adding another: “In life, nothing is sure. asserted
nothing → link → life
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