Former Man Utd Coach Set to Join Lionel Messi in the MLS

Ex-Man Utd Coach Benni McCarthy Poised to Join Lionel Messi in MLS

A former Manchester United coach is on the verge of joining Lionel Messi in the Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States.

Benni McCarthy, who recently parted ways with the English Premier League giants, has been in talks with an unnamed MLS club for the past two weeks.

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Benni McCarthy in Advanced Talks with MLS Club St Louis City

His agent, Rob Moore, told KickOff that the 46-year-old is in advanced negotiations with the mystery MLS team. However, insiders have hinted that the club is St. Louis City, which is currently without a head coach following the departure of McCarthy’s fellow South African, Bradley Carnell.

Carnell, a former Bafana Bafana left-back, became St. Louis City’s first head coach when the club joined the MLS in 2022. He had a successful debut season, leading the team to the Eastern Conference Championship. Unfortunately, he struggled in his second year, ultimately leading to his exit.

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McCarthy’s Agent Backs Him to Succeed in the US

McCarthy’s agent is confident that the coach will thrive in the MLS if the move goes through.

“I’m 100% confident that Benni can succeed there. I mean, if you look at the MLS at the moment, approximately 65% of the coaches who are currently holding head coach positions in the MLS, it’s first time in their careers that they are holding these positions. That’s a very, very high number of relatively inexperienced head coaches who have been given jobs in the MLS as a head coach,” Moore said.

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Proven Track Record to Make an Impact

He added that McCarthy’s track record proves he’s ready for the challenge.

“You can’t tell me a person like Benni who’s had the experience of being a head coach at two clubs, who’s won trophies, who’s basically created things against all the odds at AmaZulu, which has subsequently been proved that since he’s left that what he did there was a miracle, and then he added that with the experience of working with one of the three richest and biggest clubs in in the world. You can’t tell me that he couldn’t go to a league like MLS and not do well, of course he can,” he explained.

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