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Simon Bird

Newcastle's new Director of Football's £2m deal with Champions League expectations

Dan Ashworth is set to become Newcastle’s Director of Football - on a double money £2m deal.

The former FA elite development head quit Brighton on Sunday will become the Geordies’ highest paid official in history to lead the Saudi Arabia funded rebuild at St James’ Park.

Ashworth, 50, will serve a period of gardening leave before taking charge of transfer policy and football developments on Tyneside, with the owners targeting a ten-year spending spree.

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