Manchester United have reportedly already secured the first new signing of the Mauricio Pochettino era, with 16-year-old forward Tyler Adjei arriving from Reading.
Pochettino will officially take over at Old Trafford next week as the managerial successor to Michael Carrick, who was sacked on Thursday after less than six months in the full-time role. The Red Devils sit in the Premier League relegation zone with only one win from their first 10 matches this season.
Pochettino's appointment confirmed
The former Chelsea and Tottenham boss has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with United that runs until June 2029, after the club triggered the $10million (£7.5m) clause to release him from his deal as head coach of the United States men's national team. His appointment was officially announced on Friday, with the Argentine to take over from November 18.
Pochettino will remain in charge of the USA for both legs of their upcoming Concacaf Nations League quarter-final tie against Haiti during the current international window, before being unveiled as the new United manager ahead of next weekend's trip to face Liverpool at Anfield.
First signing agreed
Adjei, an England youth international, arrives from League One club Reading and has reportedly now been registered by United, where he will initially link up with Darren Fletcher's Under-18s squad. The Athletic reported on Friday that the versatile forward has agreed to join.
Adjei becomes the latest signing of a sustained youth recruitment drive from United, who raided Manchester City in the summer for teenage midfielders Karim Cassim and David Eze, in addition to signing winger Isack Konde from Liverpool.
There were also a number of exits from their existing youth ranks, with James Scanlon and Habeeb Ogunneye both joining Arsenal as Tyler Fredricson left for Swiss club Lausanne-Sport.
