Manchester United Set to Hire Pochettino, Sacking Carrick

Manchester United is on the verge of appointing Mauricio Pochettino as their next permanent manager, contingent upon the sacking of Michael Carrick. The club is reportedly willing to pay approximately £7 million to release Pochettino from his contract with the men's national team.

If confirmed, Pochettino would be the eighth permanent manager at Old Trafford since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement in 2013, a period that has included four interim or caretaker appointments. The total expenditure on managerial hirings and firings since Ferguson's departure is projected to exceed £108.2 million, which includes the costs associated with sacking Carrick and hiring Pochettino.

The breakdown of these costs includes payments for previous managers such as David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, José Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Ralf Rangnick, and Erik ten Hag. Additionally, United has spent nearly £2 billion on player signings during the same timeframe, with modest returns in terms of trophies.