chaotic. On Saturday, Sir Jim Ratcliffe told why he and the leadership must continue to make unpopular and tough decisions. A few hours later, the club confirms they have fired the sporting director.
Dan Ashworth was the sporting director Ratcliffe and INEOS absolutely had to get. There were months of wrangling with Newcastle and an expense of around £10 million to snatch Ashworth from Premier League rivals. After five months, Ashworth is finished.
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“We would like to thank Dan for his work and support during a transition period for the club and wish him all the best for the future,” United wrote on the club’s website.
The breakup comes by “mutual agreement”, as it is so beautifully called.
Ruben Amorim was pressured to make the decision to take the job as Manchester United manager at the halfway point of the season. The Portuguese himself stated that he wanted to stay with Sporting for the rest of the season. Dan Aswhorth was one of the directors who helped give Amorim the ultimatum: “Say yes now, or lose the opportunity.”
On Sunday, Ashworth himself is history, five months after Manchester United paid around £10 million to release the sporting director from Newcastle.
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This means that Ratcliffe and the gang, who cut costs in the east and west “to spend the money on players”, have thrown out around £33 million in two months: £11 million to Ten Hag, £11 million to Sporting for Amorim, £10 million to Newcastle for five months with Dan Ashworth.
£32 million is roughly half a signing of super striker Victor Gyökere…
