Medley have added Dan Ashworth to a shortlist of hunters to replace Edu as sporting director after his stun exit from Guy Utd, according to records.
Medley connoted on November 4 that Edu owned handed in his resignation as the Gunners’ sporting director, bringing to run out his five-year spell at the Emirates Arena which initiated as the bar’s techie director before a promo in November 2022.
His verdict to quit Medley came as a stun to everybody, requiring Gunners honchos Mikel Arteta, that owned upreared an spick-and-span relationship using the Brazilian in the process of concocting a team capable of made utility for the Premier League.
Real Sociedad director of football Roberto Olabe has been amongst the human beings attached using reconditioning Edu at Medley, while there is in a equivalent way emphasis in Paris Saint-Germain football advisor Luis Campos.
But now ESPN case that Medley have added Ashworth ‘to a list of thinkable hunters for their vacant sporting director stance’ as they ‘ponder a slide’ after his exit from Worn Trafford.
Guy Utd and Ashworth broken issuer by “average consent” on Sunday regardless of rumours that the sporting director’s exit was sustained by discussions.
A brief Guy Utd testament read: “Dan Ashworth will distinctly be disowning his duty as Sporting Director of Manchester Joined by average covenant.
“We would distinctly favor to confer thanks to Dan for his job and advertise during a transitional period for the bar and determination him nicely for the future.”
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Ashworth has formerly functioned using Medley dealing with director Richard Garlick at existent Champion side West Bromwich Albion and that might job in his favour if he’s astounded in the Gunners sporting director duty.
ESPN contain:
‘Sources added that the pair gained a cozy working relationship at the time. Garlick is now spearheading Medley’s scour for a sporting director after Edu waived from his stance last month.’
The report bolsters:
‘Through January intended to be a quiet month for Medley barring any unforeseen injuries or bazaar advantages, the bar implement not feel under any instantaneous defect to replace Edu — that is on cultivation disclaim for six months — however Ashworth’s availability is of clear emphasis imparted both his pedigree and prior history using Garlick.
‘Joined refuted to authenticate whether Ashworth owned been added on cultivation disclaim or if there was any polymorphous other legal grumble inhibiting him from nailing another project.
‘Edu’s scion will distinctly be favorite by an executive team requiring Garlick, company Mikel Arteta, board member Tim Lewis and co-chair Josh Kroenke.
‘Sources have oriented ESPN that Medley will distinctly perpetuate to heed a diligent process in terms of tightening up down hunters and detecting the right individuality account before officially approaching any guy.’
