Despite the arrival of Ruben Amorim on the bench to take over from Erik Ten Hag, Manchester United is still recovering. After two consecutive defeats, including a setback against Nottingham Forest, at Old Trafford, Saturday (2-3), the Red Devils are in 13th place in the Premier League. If the new Portuguese coach is obviously not the main responsible, Jim Ratcliffe, the co-owner of the Mancunian club, has already made a victim.
As the club clarified in a short official press release, “Dan Ashworth will leave his post as sporting director of Manchester United by mutual agreement. We would like to thank Dan for his work and support during a period of transition for the club and we wish him well for the future.. A departure which is surprising, since he was appointed only five months ago to manage this summer’s transfer window.
A departure after only five months
Dan Ashworth was also recruited from Newcastle United for an amount of 3 million euros, but he did not convince at all internally. As informed earlier The AthleticJim Ratcliffe played a central role in the decision to part ways with the Mancunian leader, not being satisfied with his work in the summer transfer window. A brutal decision which surprised United staff given the importance of his role in the restructuring of the club.
“You can’t just flip a switch and fix recruiting. It’s all about people and we need to find the right people.”Ratcliffe declared this week, pointing the finger at Ashworth’s work. This summer, the ex-sporting director was involved in the arrivals of Leny Yoro, Manuel Ugarte, Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui and Joshua Zirkzee for an amount of more than 280 million euros. In view of the next winter transfer window, the Manchester United board will therefore have to rethink everything.
