Manchester United’s latest financial figures show that former sports director Dan Ashworth received a payment of 4.1 million pounds Sterling despite work at Old Trafford for only 159 days.
The details were revealed this morning when United States of United were submitted to the New York Stock Exchange.
It was already known that United paid 10.4 million pounds sterling in compensation to former boss Erik Ten Hag and his coaches staff when the Dutchman was dismissed in October, barely three and a half months after signing an extension of a one year contract.
An expensive error?
But the hiring and dismissal of Ashworth were the remarkable inclusion today given the enormous cost of his short stay at the club.
Ashworth started in United on July 1, 2024, after spending five months on leave in the former Newcastle club, and only after Sir Jim Ratcliffe settled a long compensation battle with the Tyneside Club after agreeing to pay 5 million sterling books.
He was dismissed on December 8, shortly after United suffered a 3-2 defeat at home against Nottingham Forest while the cracks continued to appear in a united team in which Ratcliffe strongly invested during the summer.
The revelation that Ashworth cost the club 9 million pounds sterling before wages were taken into account occurred in Ratcliffe while it continues to take unpopular cost reduction measures.
More than 200 people have been dismissed since Ratcliffe acquired a purchase of minority shares of 27.7% in United in February of last year.
Today’s figures have also revealed that broadcasting income dived from 42.1% in annual shift to 61.6 million pounds sterling due to the club alongside qualification in the Champions League this season and in involved in the Europa League.
Berrada focusing on positive points
United CEO, Omar Berrada, insisted that there were still optimism reasons – highlighting the current positive work at the club – and stressed that the main priority was to improve the results on the ground With the male team of United sitting in 15th place in the Premier League.
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He said: “We recognize the challenges in improving the league position of our male team and we all work hard, collectively, to achieve it. At the same time, we are happy to have progressed towards the KO phase of the UEFA Europa League and the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Meanwhile, our women’s team is currently placed second in the female Super League and has reached the FA Cup quarter -finals.
“Our redevelopment of the Carrington training complex remains on the right track. We continue to work on a decision on the future of Old Trafford as part of a broader regeneration program, which has now attracted the support of the British government. This follows the work of the Old Trafford regeneration working group to demonstrate the important economic potential of a revitalized area around a future stadium project. »»
