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As part of Manchester United’s yearbook for the 2024/25 season, former Newcastle and current Red Devils’ sporting director Dan Ashworth has spoken at length for the first time since his switch of clubs at the start of the month.
The 53-year-old was placed on gardening leave by Newcastle in February and threatened to take the club to an arbitration hearing to push through a move to Manchester. Several months later, a compensation fee was finally agreed to allow the former Brighton man to start work for Jim Ratcliffe
Today, Man Utd have released his first message to fans on their official website, seeing him speak out for the first time since being released by Newcastle:
Dan Ashworth first message to Man Utd fans: “This is one of my first opportunities to address Manchester United fans since joining the club as sporting director on 1 July, so I want to start by saying how delighted I am to be here.
“Although I grew up in Norfolk, I’ve always had a strong attachment with Manchester because my mum and dad were born in Middleton and my grandparents lived their whole lives there.
“When I visited as a boy, my dad would take me to games across Greater Manchester and I remember the thrill of my first visit to Old Trafford in the late 1970s, watching the likes of Lou Macari, Jimmy Nicholl and Arthur Albiston.
“I can’t claim to have been a partisan United fan – my dad enjoyed watching all the local teams – but I remember the special buzz that always seemed to surround games at Old Trafford, and it’s something I have experienced many times during my career in football.
“So it’s going to be an incredibly proud moment entering the directors’ box on the home side for the first time when the Premier League season gets under way against Fulham on August 16. The close season is always a reset moment for every club, but the sense of renewal has been particularly strong at Manchester United this summer as our new leadership structure…
Source link : https://www.nufcblog.co.uk/2024/07/22/dan-ashworth-finally-goes-public-after-swapping-newcastle-for-man-utd/
Author : Sam MacDougall
Publish date : 2024-07-22 14:03:12
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