U.S. Soccer Eyes Pep Guardiola as Potential USMNT Head Coach
U.S. Soccer is reportedly considering former Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola as their leading candidate for the USMNT head coach position, particularly if Mauricio Pochettino leaves amidst growing speculation linking him to Manchester United.
The Athletic has stated that securing Guardiola’s expertise would be a challenging endeavor. Despite this, he has continuously been viewed as a viable option by the federation, even before Pochettino’s hiring.
Sources indicate that Guardiola has previously engaged in discussions with U.S. Soccer and has expressed interest in the possibility of coaching in the United States.
In his own words, Guardiola remarked, “The USA is fascinating to try to build a project for many years and being able to get the national team to the next step. The potential with the USA is there for the amount of people and sports and so on.”
Having taken a sabbatical between his tenures at Bayern Munich and Manchester City, Guardiola spent time living in New York City.
Currently, Mauricio Pochettino remains in his role as head coach. However, rumors of a switch to Manchester United have intensified in recent days, particularly as the Premier League club appears poised to part ways with Michael Carrick during the ongoing international break.
