Manchester United sporting director Dan Ashworth has left the club after just 5 months at Old Trafford. Ashworth took up the role of sporting director at the Red Devils in July after leaving his old club Newcastle. The decision to leave United was made at an internal club meeting following the 3-2 defeat to Nottingham Forest at home.
Manchester United has released an official statement, which states that the decision to leave Ashworth was made in agreement between both parties. The "Red Devils" are going through another disappointing season and decided to fire coach Erik ten Hag, after the negative start of the season. The team managed to secure only 3 victories in the first 9 meetings in the Premier League. The new coach of the team, Ruben Amorim, started his adventure at Old Trafford in a positive way. However, United have suffered defeats in their last 2 games, against Arsenal and Nottingham Forest.
Club leaders confirmed that the sacking of coach Ten Hag and his staff has cost the Red Devils £10.4m. At the same time, the approach of Amorim from Sporting Lisbon cost the club 11 million pounds. But what was the main reason for the departure of the sporting director, Dan Ashworth? According to sources close to the club, the primary reason was the new contract the club offered coach Ten Hag, just months before his sacking. This decision has brought great financial damage to United, now that the club unilaterally terminated the contract with the Dutch technician.
Recently, Manchester United has announced an increase in the price of tickets for fans at Old Trafford. This increase has been met with protests from fans, but Sir Jim Ratcliffe has justified the move, with the need to generate more funds for the first team.
