Man United close to securing Carrick’s successor: club pay millions of euros

Manchester United will go all out for Mauricio Pochettino if they sack Michael Carrick, The Athletic reports on Wednesday morning. The club have already reached a personal agreement with the Argentine manager.

Carrick has held the Old Trafford job on a permanent contract since the start of this season. Last season, he guided the club to an impressive third-place finish in the Premier League as interim manager.

United now sit 18th in the Premier League, below the relegation line. In the Champions League, they are 17th out of 36.

After a painful 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth, the club gave the British manager three matches to turn things around. The first ended in a 2-0 defeat to Chelsea.

Manchester United then fought back from 2-0 down to beat AS Roma 3-2 in the Champions League. Last weekend, Carrick's side twice came from behind to draw 4-4 with Aston Villa.

Even those results have not satisfied the club's management, who are set to sack Carrick soon. Pochettino will succeed him. With a personal agreement already in place, United now need to prise him away from the United States national team.

That should be a mere formality for the Manchester club. Pochettino is under contract with the US federation until mid-2030, but has a release clause of around €9 million.

A former manager of Espanyol, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, Pochettino is eager to take charge at Old Trafford. He is said to have been a fan of the club all his life.