Dan Ashworth leaves Manchester United as sporting director: report

Dan Ashworth has reportedly left his role as Manchester United sporting director just after five months in the role. Ashworth officially joined United on July 1 after a long period of gardening leave at former club Newcastle United. According to The Athletic report, Ashworth’s departure was agreed during a meeting with chief executive Omar Berrada at Old Trafford following United’s Premier League match against Nottingham Forest on Saturday evening. It is reported that Jim Ratcliffe played a central role in the decision to part ways and the club claims “the agreement to terminate Ashworth’s contract was mutual”.

Ashworth was involved in an extravagant spending spree at Old Trafford over the summer that cost around £200 million ($280 million) and brought in Leny Yoro, Manuel Ugarte, Matthijs De Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui and Joshua Zirkzee. He was quoted on the confirmation of each signature.

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