Manchester United told Dan Ashworth a solution, while Jim Ratcliffe slammed Newcastle’s “nonsense”.

Manchester United should ‘get on with it’ and pay to release Dan Ashworth from gardening leave at Newcastle United.

That’s the view of former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan after Sir Jim Ratcliffe hit out at Newcastle again for being “very difficult” and “very uncomfortable” last week. Ashworth has been sidelined since February, but Manchester United are yet to reach an agreement with Newcastle to end the 53-year-old’s lengthy notice period.

Newcastle held firm after initially demanding up to £20m for an influential figure with plenty of “information and intelligence” and Manchester United have not come close to matching what Sir Jim called a sum “stupid”. Sir Jim suggested it was “absurd” that Ashworth could be out of a job until next year if Manchester United don’t cough up, but that will happen if there is no progress in talks.

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“If you want Dan Ashworth, it’s a very easy solution, Jim: write a house and pay,” Jordan told talkSPORT. “He probably doesn’t think he has to. He probably thinks the lure, glitz, power, influence and stature of Man United should mean Newcastle are quaking in their boots and should offer Dan Ashworth uncomplicated, but they don’t want fair play to them either.

“If Man United want to come and tell everyone what they are going to do then they should pay for it. They are quite happy to spend £80m on that Antony. Pay £20 million for the person who will change the direction of travel. two seasons and three summer windows.

“Go further. I don’t know why he’s protesting or sitting there thinking, ‘I don’t like gardening leave and this particular shade of the football industry. I have never seen anything like this before.” Nonsense.”