Dan Ashworth has now taken on new role

It was revealed last week how much it had cost Manchester United to sack Dan Ashworth.

The Man U accounts showing it had cost the Old Trafford club £4.1m.

Dan Ashworth having worked for his new bosses at Man U for only five months, once Newcastle United had reached agreement with Paul Mitchell and Manchester United then allowed to pay the compensation to release Ashworth early from his gardening leave at NUFC.

Now in a new exclusive, The Times report (see below) that Dan Ashworth has agreed to take on a new role.

The former Newcastle United Sporting Director changing sports and working for nothing.

Dan Ashworth will act as a voluntary adviser to Warwickshire County Cricket Club.

I suppose fair to say he can afford to do so, with what he pocketed from the clowns at Manchester United.

The 53-year-old had previously held similar roles with Newcastle United, Brighton & Hove Albion and at the FA.

He already has a relationship with Warwickshire, having joined their cricket audit committee in 2021. That honorary role involved oversight of what Warwickshire called their elite teams and high-performance structure.

Warwickshire are set to announce a new performance director in the coming days but it is not thought that Ashworth was considered, not least because of the relatively low salary the role attracts compared with his previous jobs. He will instead work with the county as a voluntary adviser on a range of matters including high performance, drawing on his experience in football.’

The Mag report – 19 February 2025:

It has now been revealed just how much Manchester United paid to Dan Ashworth in compensation.

The quarterly update on Manchester United financials making this information public.

Dan Ashworth was paid a staggering £4.1m by Manchester United.

The compensation Man U eventually paid Newcastle United remains confidential (varying figures claimed in the media but around £5m appears to have been the most likely figure), when NUFC eventually allowed Ashworth to leave once Paul Mitchell was ready to replace him.