Tata Martino reportedly agrees to four-year deal to manage Mexico | OneFootball

Univision report that former Argentina boss Tata Martino has verbally agreed to a four-year, €7.8m deal to manage the Mexican national team.

The contract will reportedly be signed following the end of the Major League Soccer post-season. Martino’s Atlanta United are currently in the MLS Eastern Conference Finals after they defeated NYCFC 4-1 on aggregate.

Martino earned the 2018 MLS Coach of the Year award with Atlanta after they became the first club in MLS history to score 70 goals in back-to-back seasons.

The 55-year-old Martino earned more than double the votes from MLS players (47 per cent) than his nearest challenger, LAFC and former USA manager Bob Bradley (20.5 per cent).

Martino is also credited with unlocking the potential of MLS superstars Miguel Almirón and Josef Martínez, who are both currently linked to moves in Europe.

Martínez scored 31 goals this season to break the MLS record for goals in a season (27), a record which stood since 1996 – the first year of Major League Soccer.

Due to a reported clause in his contract, Martino cannot officially sign his new deal until after the MLS Cup final – which will take place on 8 December.

Before taking over Atlanta, Martino led Argentina to back-to-back Copa America finals in 2015 and 2016, where they were beaten by Chile in penalty shootouts.

In addition to managing a number of Argentinian and Paraguayan sides, including their respective national teams, Martino managed Barcelona during their infamous 2013-14 season – where they finished the season with three straight draws to hand the La Liga title to Atlético Madrid.

Though his reported €7.8m deal to manage Mexico sounds like a lot of money, it fails to compare with the €5.1m he earned in just one season with Barcelona.