According to TEAMtalk, Manchester United is still hopeful that Dan Ashworth will be named the team’s new sporting director before the summer transfer market opens.

The Old Trafford team and Newcastle are in negotiations to reach an agreement that would enable Ashworth to join their Premier League opponents. “You still have two minutes!” |…

Flowing logo Negotiations have come to a stalemate as Newcastle is requesting that Manchester United pay them a sizeable compensation sum—roughly £20 million—in order to get Ashworth to waive his notice term and join Old Trafford right away.

Man Utd officials are hopeful, nevertheless, that they can work out a settlement with their Newcastle counterparts that would see him get a compensation price of about £10 million for the remaining years of his contract, which expires in 2025.

In addition, Newcastle wants to let go of Ashworth and expedite their efforts to find a successor before the summer transfer window opens. When Ashworth told Newcastle that he wanted to leave St. James’ Park, the former FA and Brighton chief was put on gardening leave. Man Utd made their formal approach for Ashworth in February.