Big Bets: Pep Guardiola emerges as the leading candidate to take over the United States national team.

Media outlets of that country assure that the Spanish coach will be contacted by the federation leaders, following Pochettino's future move to Manchester United. Photo: @mancity CommentsThe benches are moving in the world. In recent hours, interest has been reported from the United States national team regarding Pep Guardiola as their next coach. This is happening following a series of movements: Michael Carrick would leave the technical direction of Manchester United, and his replacement would be Mauricio Pochettino, who currently serves as the coach of the North American country. The interest in Pep was confirmed by The Athletic, who published: "According to sources close to the situation, US Soccer expects to consider Pep Guardiola as one of its main targets to replace Mauricio Pochettino if the American national team coach moves to Manchester United." Furthermore, the American media highlights the good relationship the Spaniard has with the country's executives: "The former president of the United States Football Federation, Sunil Gulati, maintains a good relationship with Guardiola, and it was he who suggested years ago that he might coach the national team." The American media The Athletic reported on the Federation's interest in Guardiola during the hiring process following the 2022 World Cup. Even Guardiola himself previously showed interest in American football: "It is a fascinating country to try to build a long-term project and achieve the next step for the national team. The potential in the United States is enormous, both because of the number of people and the variety of sports, etc." Photo: REUTERS/Phil Noble Phil Noble It is worth noting that the strategist comes from 10 years at Manchester City, where he made history at the club, but his process wore down in recent seasons. He is currently without a job, but offers have not been lacking, because a few months ago the interest of the Italian national team was known, who sought him to build a new process after being eliminated from a World Cup for the third consecutive time. However, the offer did not succeed. "Pep was honest. He took a sabbatical year, partly for family reasons, but if he had done anything, he would have done it with us," assured Gionanni Malagò in statements to La Repubblica. Now, the United States is the country appearing on Guardiola's horizon. More on: Football Pep Guardiola United States Mauricio Pochettino NEWSLETTER El Deportivo Monday, 8:45 AM A special selection with the coverage and analysis of the most important sporting events of the weekend, by the Sports team of La Tercera. By subscribing you are accepting the Terms and Conditions and the Privacy Policies of La Tercera.