may be forced to share if they snatch him from , according to reports.
The 52-year-old .
He was identified by  and  as .
Ashworth has been placed and .
According to the , it is possible that United will share their new sporting director Ashworth with the Warwickshire County Cricket Club.
Ashworth was allowed to keep his position on Warwickshire’s cricket audit committee while he worked at Newcastle.
It remains to be seen if the Red Devils will let him carry on in that role, though, ahead of his expected arrival at Old Trafford.
Ashworth’s role at Warwickshire is honorary and the club said the aim was to allow both organisations to share insight across coaching, recruitment and development.
The 52-year-old is already thinking about his potential plans for United  as sporting director.
Meanwhile, .
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