sponsored by rxc card club.com get a free prescription drug card and save up to 85% on prescription drugs R xcard club.com Mauricio poino hasn't been announced as next hement head coach yet so what's the hold up cbssports.com the former Chelsea and PSG boss is expected to arrive soon but the appointment is taking longer than expected Getty Images while the United States soccer Federation is reportedly close to appointing Argentine head coach Mauricio poino to lead the United States men's soccer team there's still something getting in the way a trip to Spain that was supposed to be for top US soccer officials had to be cancelled due to the continued need to work out finances between US soccer and Chelsea according to Fox Sports since poino had a guaranteed contract with the blues when he Departed the club in June the blues have to still compensate him while putino is out of a job those responsibilities are solely a Chelsea issue but if he is to take the ement role that's where negotiations come into play since neither Chelsea nor US soccer want to pay more than they have to things have come to a stand still as the parties try to negotiate the finances of His official exit according to the report po chatino had a 2-year contract with the blues but he was let go after just one season expectations remain that the deal will get done and shortly after there should be an official announcement these things take time especially when they involve clubs like Chelsea but poino is also a manager worth waiting for while he won't be able to coach the US during this International window where they'll face Canada and New Zealand his arrival by the October break is plenty of time to begin laying the groundwork for the 2026 World Cup of course the longer things drag out the worry could begin to set in that the deal may fall through as nothing is official until there is pen to paper