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Manchester United's soon-to-be sporting director Dan Ashworth has reportedly met with former Brighton and Chelsea boss Graham Potter.
Final month it was reported that Ashworth had given the go-ahead for a transfer to Outdated Trafford and a key position in INEOS's model new recruitment crew.
The director is presently on gardening go away in Newcastle as the 2 Premier League golf equipment attempt to negotiate the compensation price United must pay the Magpies to launch Ashworth from his contract.
Nevertheless, it seems that hasn't stopped the 52-year-old from getting an unofficial begin at his new job.
The Solar reviews that United's “incoming sporting director Dan Ashworth has met with Graham Potter as strain mounts on Eric ten Hag”.
“Ashworth and Potter teamed up at Brighton and it’s understood the pair got here collectively final weekend”.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is actually a well known Potter fan.
The newspaper claims Ratcliffe is “an enormous fan of the ex-Brighton boss and tried to encourage him to handle his French crew Good”.
The identical newspaper reported in December that Ratcliffe had met the previous Chelsea man and backed him as the brand new boss if Ten Hague was sacked.
It was additionally highlighted by The Solar that Ratcliffe failed to offer his public assist to Eric ten Hag throughout in depth interviews carried out with numerous information shops after the INEOS deal for possession of a portion of the membership was sealed .
It appears extra possible that Eric ten Hag and United can have a future other than one another.
An unimaginable state of affairs on the finish of final season, poor tactical decisions and stubbornness have led even his greatest followers to query his future on the membership.
In consequence, the Outdated Trafford facet have been linked with a variety of completely different managers. What we consider to be a extra dependable supply reported earlier within the week that Potter was not even on INEOS's three-man quick listing of Thomas Tuchel, Roberto De Zerbi and Antonio Conte to exchange the previous Ajax chief.
Nevertheless, given the Englishman's relationship with Ashworth and Ratcliffe, it can’t be fully dominated out that Potter might be INEOS's alternative to exchange the Dutchman.