Man United aren't getting value for money but £20m Dan Ashworth transfer masterplan would solve that
manchestereveningnews.co.ukHaving told Newcastle United chiefs that he wants to join Manchester United, Magpies sporting director Dan Ashworth has been placed on gardening leave.
A move to Old Trafford now appears imminent for Ashworth, a key architect of Brighton & Hove Albion’s rise to prominence through smart decision-making in the transfer market.
It would be a major milestone early on for INEOS founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the British billionaire who acquired a 28 per cent stake in United and oversight over football matters and infrastructure strategy as a result of the £1.3billion deal that was agreed on Christmas Eve and ratified by the Premier League earlier this month.
Various reports peg the cost of getting Ashworth to helm the vision for a new football strategy at Old Trafford at between £10m and £20m, with Newcastle - who are said to be 'furious' with their Old Trafford rivals - likely to play hardball as much as they can over the compensation fee; the acceptance being Ashworth has already made up his mind.
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