Dan Ashworth’s ‘secret assembly’ with ex-Prem supervisor as Man Utd saga takes twist
Manchester United’s incoming sporting director Dan Ashworth has reportedly met with Graham Potter.
Ashworth was positioned on gardening go away by Newcastle after stories emerged linking him with a transfer to a new-look United with INEOS’ Sir Jim Ratcliffe on the helm. With the Red Devils and Magpies but to agree a price for his providers, the Old Trafford membership will both should double their £10million provide or await his gardening go away to run out in January 2026.
But The Sun claims Ashworth, 52, has already begun placing plans into movement at his new membership, having met presently unemployed supervisor Graham Potter final weekend. And that might recommend Potter will succeed Erik ten Hag on the finish of the season.
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Potter, who was sacked by Chelsea in April 2023 after a nightmare six months in cost, is presently the favorite to switch Ten Hag, ought to the Dutchman be dismissed in the summertime. New minority proprietor Ratcliffe has not but backed Ten Hag publicly, that means he may look to make some large adjustments at Old Trafford.
Ten Hag is ready to take cost of his a centesimal sport for United in Sunday’s Manchester Derby and insists he feels his place is secure after having numerous conversations with Ratcliffe. Yet United have carried out nicely under the required customary this season.
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They crashed out of Europe and are eight factors off the Premier League high 4. Missing out on a Champions League place would drastically scale back United’s potential to signal gamers in the summertime, which may in flip power Ratcliffe’s hand.
Potter and Ashworth know one another nicely, having loved a profitable interval working collectively at Brighton. Reports recommend Ratcliffe can also be a fan of the English head coach and has even tried to nominate him at Nice, which he additionally owns, previously.
The 48-year-old has been seen visiting numerous grounds over the previous few weeks amid numerous affords to return to the dugout. Others linked with the United job are Simone Inzaghi of Inter Milan, Sporting CP’s Ruben Amorim and Thomas Tuchel, who will go away Bayern Munich on the finish of the present marketing campaign.
