The Magpies put sporting director Ashworth on gardening leave

Newcastle United’s sporting director, Dan Ashworth, has been placed on gardening leave after sharing with the Magpies that he wants to join the Red Devils.

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Newcastle have ‘blocked’ Dan Ashworth’s access to their computers and scouting reports after being left furious with his request to join Man Utd 😡https://t.co/Lp12m4vzd0 pic.twitter.com/acEBUBRcnQ

— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) February 19, 2024

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The club from Old Trafford is targeting Ashworth to join their Ineos-inspired overhaul of the team.

The Magpies have Ashworth under deal, which stops Dan from working for anyone else into 2025 unless the club receives compensation. Newcastle are rumored to ask Man United for at least 10 million pounds to let their sporting director to join them.

However, Manchester United is unhappy with the asking price, which will be the biggest problem in the upcoming discussions between the Premier League sides.

Ashworth has a very high reputation, as his biggest mistake in Newcastle was the transfer of Sandro Tonali for 55 million pounds; the Italian played only 12 games for the Magpies before he was suspended for almost a year for betting violations in Italy.