Brighton’s highly regarded technical director Dan Ashworth has resigned from his post on the south coast as he closes in a move to Newcastle United, where he is set be handed a key role in shaping the club’s plans for rapid growth under new Saudi ownership.
Ashworth built a strong reputation in English football after his success in a sporting director role at West Brom which led to his appointment as the FA’s director of elite development. He is credited with instilling the ‘England DNA’ which brought a shared identity and continuity through England’s different age groups, and Ashworth’s work was hailed by manager Gareth Southgate when he left the FA for Brighton.
