Former Man Utd director Dan Ashworth ‘lands new job outside football weeks after brutal sacking by Sir Jim Ratcliffe’
DAN ASHWORTH has found a new role in a new sport after leaving Manchester United in December.
Ashworth, 53, left his role as sporting director with the Red Devils just five months after being appointed last year.
The former Newcastle United and Brighton director had been a long-term target for Man Utd as they began their new era under Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
But after a lengthy battle to secure his services, and over £3million in compensation payments to Newcastle, Ashworth was out of the door after less than half a year.
And now the ex-FA director has found himself a new job, somewhere far away from Man Utd and football as a whole.
Ashworth has taken up an advisory role with Warwickshire County Cricket Club, according to The Times.
He has been involved with the cricket club since 2021, having held an honorary role on their audit committee for over three years.
That role is said to have involved oversight of what Warwickshire call their “elite teams and high-performance structure”.
Warwickshire are also set to announce a new performance director in the coming days.
However, Ashworth is understood to not be in consideration for that role.
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It’s reported that the salary on offer for the role would fall well short of the money he has made through his previous jobs in football.
Instead Ashworth will work as a voluntary advisor.
Last week it was revealed Man Utd had spent £4.1MILLION on Ashworth’s exit from the club, in a report of the club’s accounts.
United also confirmed that they had spent £10.4MILLION on the sacking of manager Erik ten Hag and his team.