Big change's in store for Kerr as Matildas coach future with the team is settled
Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson is set to remain with the side through Australia's Paris Olympics campaign after Sam Kerr's Chelsea boss Emma Hayes was formally named the new head coach of the US women's national team.
Gustavsson, a former USWNT assistant in their 2015 and 2019 Women's World Cup triumphs under Jill Ellis, was among those heavily linked to the US job after guiding Australia to the semi-finals of this year's tournament.
The Swede, contracted with Football Australia until after Paris, has been cagey when pressed on his future.
But following this month's Olympic qualifiers, Gustavsson said he had 'unfinished business' with the Matildas.
Australia can seal qualification for next year's Olympics via a two-legged play-off against world No.50 Uzbekistan in February.
It is also unclear what Hayes' imminent departure will mean for Matildas captain and star striker Sam Kerr, who has thrived under the English coach's mentorship and is contracted at Chelsea until the summer of 2024.
Hayes signed Kerr in 2020 from Chicago Red Stars and the pair have forged a sensational relationship that has seen the side achieve great success.
Hayes has often dubbed Kerr 'the best striker in the world' for her polished finishing for the Blues.
Kerr and Tony Gustavsson took the Matildas to a fourth-placed World Cup finish.
Hayes won't take over the US, who are four-time World Cup winners, until May.
It leaves her a short time with the team before they play at the Paris Olympics in late July, including just four friendlies.
Interim coach Twila Kilgore will continue to lead the US until Hayes' arrival after the Women's Super League season ends, and then she will become one of her assistants.
'This is a huge honour to be given the opportunity to
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