The Athletic reported on Monday United and head coach Marc Skinner had mutually agreed to terminate his contract, bringing an end to his five-year tenure.
The club had been working on appointing a new head coach quickly, with the new Women’s Super League season just one month away, and are expected to name Olid as Skinner’s successor, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. The team are set to have their first meeting with her at lunch time on Wednesday.
Olid, 40, has been out of management since departing Hearts at the end of the 2025-26 season after leading the club to their maiden Scottish Women’s Premier League (SWPL) title.
The club announced in April a mutual agreement had been reached to terminate her contract at the end of the campaign after nearly five years with the Scottish club.
Despite Olid’s impending exit, Hearts secured the league title on a dramatic final day in May, losing to Edinburgh rivals Hibernian but with second place Rangers unable to capitalise.
Before moving to Scotland, the Catalan coach previously worked at Houston Dynamo. She joined Hearts in July 2021, with the club having finished bottom of the SWPL.
Skinner’s resignation came following frustrations regarding the direction of the women’s team at United, and specifically investment. The Athletic reported there is an expectation that United’s new head coach will deliver on the club’s new direction of bringing through academy players into the first team.
United finished fourth in the WSL last season and begin their 2026-27 campaign against London City Lionesses on September 4.
This article originally appeared in The Athletic.
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