Man United to honour triple financial agreement after Mauricio Pochettino disclosure

United will pay £14m total to sack Carrick (£5m), compensate USSF (£7.4m) and cover Pochettino's backroom staff (£1.5m) if they hire him.

Manchester United have sacked Michael Carrick after a poor start to the season and are pursuing Mauricio Pochettino as his replacement. The move will cost United significantly: approximately £7.4 million in compensation to the US Soccer Federation to release Pochettino from his contract, which runs until 2030; £1.5 million to bring his backroom staff; and roughly £5 million to sack Carrick and his team. The combined bill comes to just under £14 million.

Pochettino, 54, is currently under contract with the USMNT after guiding them to the World Cup round of 16. United anticipate he will arrive at Carrington on November 18, which would allow him to oversee the US's CONCACAF Nations League quarter-final against Haiti.

Carrick, who rejoined United in January and guided the team to third place in the Premier League last season, was dismissed on Thursday morning after the club decided a change was necessary to achieve their ambitions.