Despite the early doubts over whether he could make it at Manchester United, club legend and fellow countryman Peter Schmeichel hasn’t been at all surprised by Rasmus Hojlund's new-found Premier League goalscoring form.
Ashworth is Sir Jim Ratcliffe's top choice to become United's new sporting director following INEOS's 25 per cent investment in the Old Trafford giants.Man United are confident of coming to a deal with Newcastle to enable Ashworth to swap St James Park for Old Trafford.Ashworth was officially confirmed as the Magpies' director of football in February 2022 but served a period of gardening leave before joining the Toon in the summer.
Immediately, he helped Newcastle complete a cut-price deal for Nick Pope and a club-record transfer involving Alexander Isak.Livramento has looked like a star in the making at left or right-back, while Tonali appeared born to play in the Premier League untilHull City star cruelly denied 'goal of the century' after outrageous RabonaBarnes has also struggled with injury but has shown flashes he will be another top signing for the Toon.
At Brighton, Ashworth also established a recruitment system that has thrived since his departure, showing his ability to create effective structures within clubs.The lifelong Man United fan plans to waste no time in putting his plans into place and Ashworth's appointment is a big part of that.
The 52-year-old has a vast amount of experience, starting his career at Peterborough as an academy manager before becoming West Bromwich Albion's sporting director in 2007.His success at Brighton is well-known, and Newcastle were hoping he would be the man to lead their new era, but that's not looking likely, as it stands.
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