The Red Devils spent £4m letting the sporting director go just five months after he joined and now we know why 🤔

Dan Ashworth lasted just five months as Manchester United's sporting director before he was axed by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, with the failed move costing the club a whopping £4.1million

Dan Ashworth’s hiring and ultimate departure from Manchester United cost the club £4.1million, according to the club’s latest financial results. United’s figures for the second quarter of the 2024-25 season reveal a total of £14.

Manchester United spent more than £4 million on the hiring and firing of sporting director Dan Ashworth, their latest financial accounts have revealed.

Parting way with the Dutchman and his staff had already set the club back £10.4 million ($13.1 million) and Manchester United's second quarter fillings confirmed exceptional costs relating to the exit of "Ten Hag and various members of football staff" are now at £14.5 million ($18.3 million).

Former Manchester United sporting director Dan Ashworth wanted Brentford manager Thomas Frank to replace Erik ten Hag, not Ruben Amorim. Ashworth spent just five months at Manchester United, starting in his role in July last year and leaving in December.

It has now been revealed just how much Manchester United paid to Dan Ashworth in compensation. The quarterly update on Manchester United financials making this information public. Dan Ashworth was paid a staggering £4.