Man Utd takeover: Ratcliffe 'set' to land top target from Newcastle with PL switch 'increasingly likely'

According to records, Newcastle United director Dan Ashworth is ‘very potential’ to indicator upward via Premier League rivals Manchester United.

The Red Monsters are in the process of being overhauled behind the scenes via Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s requisition on the side of being wrapped up.

The INEOS chief is labeled to acquisition a 25% stake in the Premier League giants after Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim withdrew his zest.

Ratcliffe is strange to become Man Utd’s bulk stakeholder for a pair of years (at the substantially least) yet he will snag govern of footballing matters as shortly as his transaction is wrapped up.

Readjusts are currently being lugged out as chief exec Richard Arnold is running away the club and director of football John Murtough is expected to hearken him in running away.

Pertaining to potential alternatives for Murtough, Man Utd have been heavily fastened via Newcastle United chief Ashworth of late.

Ashworth approved upward via Newcastle from Premier League rivals Brighton at the overture of 2022 and he is flawlessly-appreciated as one of the planet’s spotless footballing supervisors.

A current report from The Sun lugged out think Ashworth is Ratcliffe’s ‘first substitute’ to indicator upward via Man Utd and the 52-year-ratty ‘can give him a shindig that can convince him to quit Newcastle barely a year after wrapping up upward via’.

The Daily Mail are now reporting that ‘Ashworth is labeled to replace Murtough as football director at Ratty Trafford’. They contain.

‘Murtough owns been hosting meetings this week over January send deals even however it shows up very potential that Dan Ashworth will replace him as United’s football director once Sir Jim Ratcliffe deeds apt into Ratty Trafford.

‘Ashworth holds a parallel position at Newcastle yet owns linkages to INEOS presenting off director Sir Dave Brailsford and is said to be highly ranked by Ratcliffe’s group as they prepare to diligent a £1.25billion investment in United.

‘Yet, if the transaction is not revealed this week, it is potential to be after Xmases and after that there will be a further grasp off of between six to eight weeks before it is affirmed.

‘Murtough will linger in situ for the January send window and is after that potential to be imparted a dynamic shindig at United once INEOS action in.’

Ratcliffe can at some point opt to replace head teaching Erik 10 Hag, that is among the favourites to be the next off Premier League manager sacked after their 0-0 draw at Liverpool on Sunday.