Manchester United to pay €9 million to release Pochettino
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actu Cameroun
Manchester United, which has just sacked manager Michael Carrick, is targeting Mauricio Pochettino, the current United States coach, and will have to pay €9 million to secure his release. According to Actu Cameroun, the Manchester club has made the 54-year-old Argentine its favourite after a career marked by lucrative severance payments from Tottenham, PSG and Chelsea.
Manchester United is expected to pay €9 million to release Mauricio Pochettino, coach of the United States national team, from his contract with the US federation, according to Actu Cameroun. The 54-year-old Argentine coach is being presented as the favourite to succeed Michael Carrick at the English club.
Pochettino has already received €14.5 million in compensation after leaving Tottenham in 2019, then €10 million when he left Paris Saint-Germain in 2022 and €12 million after his departure from Chelsea in 2024. With the expected €9 million for his release from the United States, the cumulative amount would reach €45.5 million, according to Actu Cameroun.
The coach has just extended his contract with the US federation until 2030, with an annual salary reportedly set at €5.4 million. Manchester United could therefore have to finance both his release and a new contract at Old Trafford.
The Pochettino option comes after Michael Carrick’s sacking, announced on 12 November, and the verbal agreement with Pochettino, reported the same day.
