MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Dan Ashworth has left his role as sporting director at Manchester United after five months in the job by mutual agreement, the Premier League club said on Sunday.
The 53-year-old was recruited from Newcastle United and arrived in July to much fanfare the decision was made to part ways after a meeting between Ashworth and Chief Executive Omar Berrada after Saturday’s 3-2 home loss to Nottingham Forest, the Athletic reported.
“We would like to thank Dan for his work and support during a transitional period for the club and wish him well in the future,” United said in a statement.
Ashworth had played a key part in reshaping the club following Jim Ratcliffe’s purchase of a minority share and has overseen major decisions such as retaining manager Erik ten Hag last summer, and the spending of close to 200 million pounds ($255 million) on player signings.
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(Reporting by Lori Ewing, editing by Ed Osmond)
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