USMNT's Mauricio Pochettino reportedly reaches verbal agreement with Manchester United: What's next?

Mauricio Pochettino has reached a verbal agreement to become the manager of Manchester United should the club move on from Michael Carrick, according to multiple reports, as the futures of the United States men's national team and the Red Devils are intertwined at the moment. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates all morning MORE — Man United the most perplexing gigantic club in the world Pochettino is due to take USMNT training today and Carrick led Man United's session, and the Red Devils would have to pay $10 million to the U.S. Soccer Federation to free Pochettino from his deal and additional money to release his staff from their duties. MORE — Pochettino ‘perfect fit’ for Man United The Athletic's David Ornstein reports that United are yet to contact U.S. Soccer but Pochettino has kept the federation in the loop . Sky Sports is reporting that there is a question of when Pochettino can be releasing from his dea l, as the Yanks have CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal ties with Haiti over the next week. What’s next for USMNT, Pochettino, and Manchester United? The USMNT play Haiti in Miami on Saturday before moving to Cincinnati for Tuesday's second leg. Pochettino had taken bold and big steps to drive the USMNT forward, going as far as to name Tyler Adams the new captain in a fall camp that omitted star player Christian Pulisic. Now Pulisic has just returned to the set-up and Pochettino looks to be leaving the team days after their reunion. It's also unusual that Carrick is still taking training with United, which has to be wildly awkward, and that all of these reports come with the caveat that the Red Devils would need to part ways for Pochettino for the agreement to move forward. That's why many managers usually are fired prior to such agreements becoming public.