Hal Steinbrenner, Brian Cashman and Joe Girardi have worked together for a decade that has included the building of a new Yankee Stadium, winning a World Series title and an astonishing trip this season to within one game of a return to the Fall Classic.

You would think resolving Girardi’s future would be an easy task. Either the Yankees believe Girardi has run out of track and won’t offer him a contract or Girardi feels after 10 years it’s time for a change. Then there is the possibility Girardi returns.

Well, four days after losing Game 7 of the ALCS to the Astros in Houston there wasn’t an answer to the question being asked throughout baseball: “Is Girardi out?’’

According to a person with knowledge of the situation, Girardi and Cashman are slated to meet Thursday to discuss Girardi’s future.

Because the Yankees would require permission from MLB to make a major announcement Thursday, a dark day on the World Series’ calendar between Games 2 and 3, it’s not likely to be resolved then since as of late Wednesday they hadn’t requested permission.

Cashman and Girardi have contracts that expire at the end of this month. The same goes for all of Girardi’s coaches.

For a third straight day Wednesday, Cashman and Girardi were at Yankee Stadium. Unlike Tuesday when Girardi arrived at noon and left at 1 p.m., he spent more time in the building. Girardi got to the Stadium before 9:45 and left at 1:11 p.m. wearing an unhappy expression for the second straight day. Cashman had departed the River Avenue garage eight minutes earlier waving to a small group of reporters. Each vehicle traveled south.

While Steinbrenner, Cashman and Girardi have opted not to discuss the issue there are several ways of looking at it:

Girardi has received his family’s blessing to continue as the Yankees’ manager but Cashman and Steinbrenner don’t want him back. The perceived lack of movement could be tied to the World Series but also might be because of contract negotiations.

Since Girardi is on the last days of a four-year, $16 million deal he signed following the 2013 season, perhaps he is looking for a significant bump the Yankees aren’t willing to provide. Or is it a simple matter of letting the contract run out and announcing a mutual split?

One thing in the muddled waters that is clear is this: Something is brewing.

And if that something is the Yankees looking for Girardi’s replacement they will be late entrants into the process. The Tigers landed Ron Gardenhire, the Red Sox will get Alex Cora when the World Series is over and the Mets lured Mickey Callaway from the Indians.

The Nationals and Phillies still have openings and the Yankees could make it three clubs looking for a manager.

Since Cashman has a history of hiring people he is familiar with the names of Kevin Long and Rob Thomson may prove to be in play.

Long was the Yankees’ hitting coach from 2007-2014 when he was fired with a year left on his contract. He has been the Mets’ hitting coach since 2015. He interviewed for the job Callaway got and is a candidate for the Nationals’ opening.

Thomson has been in the Yankees’ organization for 28 years and has been Girardi’s bench coach for the past four seasons after serving as the third-base coach for six years.

Another name to consider should there be an opening is Pete Mackanin who was a pro scout for the Yankees in 2013 before coaching third base for the 2014 Phillies. In 2015 Mackanin took over when Ryne Sandberg was fired. A year later the interim tag was removed and Mackanin signed a three-year deal. This past September the Phillies informed Mackanin he wouldn’t return to the dugout. Instead he was shifted to the front office with one year remaining on his contract.

— Additional reporting by Ken Davidoff