🚨 BREAKING: Man Utd 'finalising deal' for exciting Carrick replacement

🚨 BREAKING: Man Utd 'finalising deal' for exciting Carrick replacement Manchester United are attempting to tie up a deal to hire Mauricio Pochettino as their new head coach if Michael Carrick is fired this week. That is according to a Wednesday morning report from The Athletic's David Ornstein, who claims that the club have identified their top target in the event of a decision to part ways with their current boss. Although a final decision has not yet been reached, club executives will hold a meeting today in which it is anticipated that Carrick will be relieved of his duties and his replacement is already lined up. Club officials spent Tuesday agreeing personal terms with the camp of Pochettino, who is currently in charge of the USA national team and is under contract until after the 2030 World Cup. Those terms are not believed to be an issue, although United are yet to make contact with US Soccer to buy out the Argentine's $10m release clause. Additional compensation must be paid to release Pochettino's staff from their US contracts and bring them to Old Trafford. USA are slated to contest two fixtures against Haiti during the current international break but it remains to be seen if the ex-Espanyol will be in charge or if he will return to English football, having previously been in charge at Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea.