Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been slammed for letting his pursuit of sporting director Dan Ashworth drag on this long.
At the start of this year, completed his purchase of a 27.7% stake in the Premier League giants and he s taken control of footballing matters at Old Trafford.
Ashworth talks drag on
One of Ratcliffe s priorities in recent months has been to acquire Ashworth, who has been Newcastle United s sporting director since 2022.
The 53-year-old is viewed as the final piece of the jigsaw as have already brought in chief executive Omar Berrada and technical director Jason Wilcox.
Newcastle have made it difficult for Man Utd to appoint Ashworth, as the sporting director has been placed on gardening leave and they have set their…