Eddie Howe fears Dan Ashworth could take Newcastle secrets to Old Trafford

16-Feb-2024 15:20:14 | The Guardian

Manchester United want to take sporting director Ashworth
He is ‘privy to a lot of intelligence and information’, Howe says

Eddie Howe is worried Dan Ashworth may furnish Manchester United with inside information about Newcastle United’s transfer plans, key personnel and tactical secrets.

The Old Trafford club are keen to poach Newcastle’s sporting director and its appears Ashworth wants to leave but, with compensation to be resolved and no deal in place, he continues to, among other things, attend recruitment meetings with scouts.