Mauricio Pochettino has been given the green light to become Manchester United head coach.

It’s been all business at Manchester United since the start of the November international break. Michael Carrick was sacked on Wednesday, and now everything is in place for the club to make an official announcement regarding his successor.

It emerged on Tuesday that Mauricio Pochettino was the front-runner for the job, but the Argentine had signed a new contract as United States manager in the summer. That deal was to run until the 2030 World Cup.

However, the worst kept secret in football this week is finally out of the bag, with United set to make an official announcement on their new head coach.

Mauricio Pochettino to Man Utd is a ‘done deal’

It hasn’t taken United long to appoint a new manager, if the late-night reports on Thursday night are anything to go by. That said, anyone keeping up with United news in recent days won’t be surprised by these developments.

United have been pushing to appoint Pochettino all week, after being linked with the former Tottenham and Chelsea coach multiple times in the past six years. None of those moves materialised, unlike United’s latest approach.

According to Fabrizio Romano, using his favourite ‘here we go’ catchphrase, Pochettino is United’s new head coach. The 54-year-old claims it’s a ‘done deal’ as of Wednesday night.

Romano wrote: “Breaking: Manchester United appoint Mauricio Pochettino as new head coach, here we go! Deal done and green light from US Federation as Poch has agreed all terms on Wednesday. New era at MUFC.”

This means we could get official communication from the club on Friday. The most significant part of the update is that the US Federation have given its green light to the move, which presumably came after United paid the required sum to trigger the Argentine’s release clause.

This could make for a busy Friday at Old Trafford. Stay tuned for further updates.