Manchester United paid Dan Ashworth £4.1m to leave after five months
Manchester United have revealed they paid £4.1m to Dan Ashworth when he left after only five months at Old Trafford. It cost the club about £3m in compensation last summer to acquire the sporting director from Newcastle but they parted ways in December.
Ashworth’s exit came after the sacking of Erik ten Hag and his staff in October, which cost United £10.4m. United made great effort to prise Ashworth away from Newcastle but a decision was made for him to depart after a summer of underwhelming recruitment and amid a difficult relationship with the minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
The figure was included in United’s latest financial results. They show revenue was down 12% year-on-year to the end of December 2024, caused by a drop in broadcast money after United failed to qualify for the Champions League, but the balance sheet was helped by an £80m cash injection from Ineos.
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