He Manchester United announced this Sunday the departure of the sports director Dan Ashworthjust five months after taking office, a new annoyance for the ‘Red Devils’, who have struggled on and off the field. “Dan Ashworth will step down as sporting director of Manchester United by mutual agreement,” the club announced. “We would like to thank Dan for his work and support during this time of transition for the club and we wish him the best for the future.”
The 53-year-old coach arrived on July 1 as part of a new organization created by Jim Ratcliffe, a minority shareholder in charge of football-related operations. The club will have to pay compensation of several million euros to Newcastle, where Ashworth has worked since 2022.
The former national manager, who also worked at Brighton, represents a huge prize for Ratcliffe, who described him as “one of the best sporting directors in the world” even before he was hired. In charge of transfers, in particular, he worked only in the last summer transfer market, where Matthijs De Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui, Leny Yoro, Manuel Ugarte and Joshua Zirkzee arrived.
Manchester United have had a difficult start to the season, culminating in the sacking of manager Erik ten Hag just weeks into his contract extension.
Source: La Verdad
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