Mauricio Pochettino committed his future to U.S. Soccer heading into the 2030 FIFA World Cup cycle but reportedly could be on the way out before qualifying even begins. Pochettino is favorited to take over as manager of English Premier League club Manchester United, multiple outlets reported. Current Red Devils boss Michael Carrick is set to be fired following a poor first half of the season to date, and Pochettino is reportedly open to talks with the Man United front office. Manchester United most recently drew Aston Villa 4-4 at Old Trafford on Sunday and currently sits in the relegation zone on 18th place. The Red Devils are the only EPL team this season to have just one league win. Pochettino is high on Man United’s wish list following his past spells in the Premier League with Southampton, Tottenham, and Chelsea. The Argentine managed in over 400 matches between the three English clubs and also spent 18 months with French giants Paris Saint-Germain. However, it will cost Man United a pretty penny to lure Pochettino away from U.S. Soccer, with the 54-year-old reportedly having a $10 million release clause. In addition, the Red Devils would also have to pay for Pochettino’s assistants to join him in Manchester, according to The Athletic’s report. U.S. Soccer hired Pochettino back in September 2024 following Gregg Berhalter’s second spell in charge. He led the USMNT at the 2026 FIFA World Cup as the Americans reached the Round of 16 before suffering elimination at the hands of Belgium. Pochettino signed a new, four-year contract with the USMNT in August and has since watched his team win four friendly matches in a row during the September-October window. Overall, Pochettino has posted a 21-2-12 record at the helm of the USMNT and previously vowed his commitment to U.S. Soccer since rejoining the federation. “Every time we sign a contract, it’s to go to the last day of the contract,” Pochettino said in a press conference following his return to the USMNT. “If we sign a four-year contract, we need to think to arrive there. And we signed the contract because we really believe that we are going to be four years there. “Because if not, it’s bad,” he added. “If we don’t believe in that process, if we don’t believe in that journey, why [would] we sign four years? Only to be sure that we are going to receive a salary on the end of the month? That is not nice. It’s not the way that we think. We really signed that contract because we really believe that we can arrive to the end.”Pochettino is currently with his USMNT squad in Georgia ahead of the upcoming CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal series this window. The USMNT will face Haiti over two legs, beginning on Saturday in Miami, Florida before concluding on Nov. 17 in Cincinnati, Ohio.