Newcastle appointed Dan Ashworth as the club’s sporting director last week, bringing him to St James’ Park after just over three years behind the scenes at Brighton.
Ashworth previously held a prominent position with England and departed in September 2018 following six acclaimed years as the Football Association's director of elite development. In spring 2019, around six months after his exit from the Three Lions set-up, he moved to the south coast, taking up the role of technical director with the Seagulls.
While at the Amex, Brighton have signed the likes of Neal Maupay, Tariq Lamptey, Leandro Trossard, Joel Veltman, Adam Lallana and Marc Cucurella. They finished 15th, 16th and then ninth in the three Premier League campaigns Ashworth was at the club for.
