I simulated Dan Ashworth as Man United sporting director and this is who he signed with £200m

Manchester United are looking to make Dan Ashworth the club's sporting director, so what could happen at Old Trafford if the 52-year-old was to make the switch?

After successful spells at Brighton and Newcastle, Ashworth is now interested in becoming the United sporting director, with the Ineos Group, who oversee football operations at United, making Ashworth their only target for the role. Ashworth is known for his fantastic talent scouting, a skill that was displayed best at Brighton when he signed top-class talents like Moises Caicedo and Alexis Mac Allister.

Now at Newcastle, Ashworth has produced a quick turnaround to help the Magpies improve their squad and push them to challenge the best in the Premier League once again. If Ashworth were to join United, he would join incoming chief executive Omar Berrada, having defected from Manchester City earlier this year.

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So, if Ashworth became the new United sporting director, what signings could he look to make this summer? We simulated the upcoming transfer window to find out.

To set up this simulation, we used the Football Manager 2024 editor to make Ashworth the club's new sporting director, giving him full control over all United's incomings and outgoings. This is what happened.

United and Ashworth took advantage of both Newcastle and Wolves having to sell in the summer, snapping up Alexander Isak and Pedro Neto for a combined fee of £108.5m. For two of the best young talents in the Premier League, it seems a pretty good price.

Two new centre-backs were brought in during the simulated transfer window, with