Emma Hayes close to being named US women's manager
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Emma Hayes is close to being confirmed as manager of the United States Women's national team and could become the world's highest paid female coach.
Hayes, 47, will leave Chelsea at the end of the Women's Super League season in May after 11 years in charge.
She has won 13 major trophies since joining the WSL in 2012.
Discussions with Hayes and the USA are ongoing but the London-born coach could receive a salary equal to men's boss Greg Berhalter.
It is planned that Hayes would take over after she finishes with Chelsea, with the WSL season ending on 18 May 2024, while the Women's Champions League final takes place on 25 May.
The USA won back-to-back world titles in 2015 and 2019 before a shock early exit in the last 16 of the Women's World Cup this summer.
It was the four-time winners' worst performance at a Women's World Cup and head coach Vlatko Andonovski resigned after the tournament.
Hayes previously managed in the United States when she was head coach at Chicago Red Stars.
If appointed one of her first major tournaments would be the Paris Olympics next summer.