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FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — Barely 100 days into his second term as U.S. coach, Mauricio Pochettino is leaving.
Barring a last-minute snag, his expected move to Manchester United will become official Friday, Yahoo Sports has learned.
An expected midday announcement in England — and early morning in the U.S. — will end a whirling week of speculation and multiparty negotiations that unfolded not so quietly while he continued overseeing U.S. preparations at the national training center near Atlanta.
Sources said Pochettino, 54, will complete his two-year tenure with the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals against Haiti — Saturday in Miami and Tuesday in Cincinnati — before taking charge of a storied Premier League club off to its worst start in 40 years.
U.S. Soccer officials have not commented on the situation all week.
Pochettino is scheduled to address the media early Friday, a common practice the day before a game.
Pochettino will return to his coaching roots on the European club circuit, where he worked for Tottenham Hotspur, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, among others, before dipping his toes into international waters for the first time with the U.S.
Pochettino had spoken with United on three separate occasions over the years but never received the luminous job. He is expected to debut Nov. 22 at Liverpool.
His U.S. finale will mark the end of a 37-match spell featuring a World Cup campaign that galvanized the nation for several weeks over the summer before a humbling, Round-of-16 defeat to Belgium.
The breakup comes a little more than three months after he and the U.S. Soccer Federation renewed their partnership with the expectation he would guide the team for four years and reach new heights at the 2030 World Cup.
But rehiring a coach with strong ties to the European scene — aside from the jobs, he has kept homes in London and Barcelona and never lived in the U.S. — came with the risk of him departing early. Even during the year-long run-up to this year’s 2026 World Cup, Pochettino was reportedly on Tottenham and AC Milan’s short list.
The USSF is expected to begin its search for a replacement immediately.
Potential candidates include Nashville SC’s B.J. Callaghan, an assistant on Gregg Berhalter’s 2022 World Cup squad and later the interim head coach; former Belgium and Portugal boss Roberto Martinez; U.S. under-23 coach Steve Cherundolo, who was hired over the summer to prepare the 2028 Olympic team; and Pelegrino Matarazzo, a New Jersey native with extensive European credentials who is now in charge of Spain’s Real Sociedad.
Pep Guardiola — the famed former coach of Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City — would be on any team’s list, though he seems much more likely to land in another European job and would probably demand a salary that dwarfed Pochettino’s U.S.-record $6 million.
The USSF is not in any rush. Aside from having an opening just months into a nascent World Cup cycle, the U.S. will not play again with the full squad until late March. The next major tournament is the CONCACAF Gold Cup next summer. World Cup qualifying will begin no earlier than next fall.
The pathway to Pochettino’s departure began Monday with reports out of England that he had emerged as United’s top choice to succeed Michael Carrick, who was on the hot seat after just 10 months at the helm.
In subsequent days, United engaged in talks with Pochettino’s representatives and the USSF, which had included a $10 million release clause in the contract the sides signed after the World Cup.
Carrick was fired Thursday, clearing the way for United to complete personal terms with Pochettino and finalize the USSF’s fee.
After signing his new USSF deal in August, Pochettino set out to shape the next four years by introducing a dozen young players for a sweep of four home friendlies in the September-October window — a sign he was very much in it for the long run.
However, hours after opening camp Monday ahead of the Nations League quarterfinals, his long-term plans with the U.S. turned to quickly completing the United move.
