Ashworth is the subject of a prolonged battle between Newcastle and Man Utd over his wish to become sporting director at Old Trafford
has learned that Ashworth met with Wolves’ sporting director Matt Hobbs at the club’s Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground in March, several weeks after leaving Newcastle., but the two clubs have yet to reach an agreement. Newcastle are understood to be demanding £20m in compensation for their sporting director whichto pay, with Ashworth – who remains an employee at Newcastle for the time being – taking his old club to arbitration in an attempt to resolve the dispute.
Manchester United sources insist that Ashworth’s meeting at Wolves had nothing to do with them and that he was acting in a personal capacity, as his teenage son is an academy player at the club. During his visit to Wolves, Ashworth is also understood to have had a fleeting conversation with manager Gary O’Neil following a chance encounter.
In an embarrassing gaffe, Ashworth blind-copied the emails to his official Newcastle account, which alerted his employers to the possibility that he had been tapped up. United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe labelled Newcastle’s demands for £20m in compensation for Ashworth as “silly” in February, but has since made personal attempts to try and resolve the dispute. The Ineos founder invited Newcastle directorfor a meeting to broker a deal in April, which she attended, but no progress was made as Newcastle’s owners have mandated the club’s chief executive Darren Eales to handle the talks.
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