Jim Ratcliffe is at it again. With Dan Ashworth still on gardening leave after Man Utd and Newcastle failed to agree terms over a compensation fee, the INEOS boss is not happy that he still hasn’t got his man.
Speaking to Bloomber News, he said: “I see no point in the gardening leave thing they have in football. Dan Ashworth is on one and a half years (of gardening leave).
“Jason Wilcox – we’ve had a very sensible conversation with Southampton and we have managed to find a solution to that – but Newcastle are just being very awkward and very difficult about Dan. Until you get the people in, it’s difficult to change (the club). It’s just frustrating.”
This isn’t the first time Jim has gone public with a dig at Newcastle and it’s not a great look for him or Man Utd; who still haven’t grasped that you have to pay up if you want to break a contract early.
After completing the London Marathon in April he moaned about ‘gardening leave’ when speaking to the BBC’s Gabby Logan and he made petty remarks in February too, saying it would be “completely absurd” and “stupid” for Ashworth to be sat doing nothing for the next 12-18 months, calling the whole situation “a bit silly.”
Pay up or shut up, Jim.
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Author : Olly Hawkins
Publish date : 2024-06-21 10:04:52
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