The Mirror: Dan Ashworth has left as technical director at Brighton and will move to Newcastle

Live Bar Feb. 7 Brighton officially announced that the club's technical director Dan Ashworth has left and assistant technical director David Weir has been promoted to director, and the agreement will take effect immediately. According to the British media "Daily Mirror", Ashworth will travel to Newcastle as a director.

Ashworth, 50, will seek a challenge in Newcastle as he tries to turn the Magpies into a Premier League super team. Ashworth was the FA's technical director for six years, where he helped england's youth team succeed. Ashworth joined Brighton in 2019 while working with manager Porter as he helped Brighton transform from a long-standing team struggling with relegation to a team that is expected to be ranked in the top half.

Brighton officially said that under the terms of the contract, Ashworth would extend the gardening leave (a period of time after resigning to continue to be paid but not to work and not be able to start a new job), after which he could take up positions at other clubs.

Ashworth continues to report to team vice-chairman Paul Barber on his duties during this period, but under standard procedures for such incidents, Ashworth will not be involved in brighton's game after the handover is completed later this week. Barber said: "We regret Ashworth's decision, ashworth has been a significant member since joining the team's senior management. Ashworth has made an important contribution to the team's progress in the Premier League and the women's team in the Premier League. ”

"Personally, I am saddened by Ashworth's departure as we have developed a rapport during our day-to-day experience. Ashworth is a great colleague and he is a close friend, and I wish his family all the best. ”

"However, as with the top talent in any industry, we have always been aware that important roles can be poached by competitors. With this in mind, we always have contingency measures and succession plans in place to reduce the impact of talent departures on the club. ”

"As a result, our Assistant Technical Director David will be in the role of Director, who has worked with Ashworth and is well aware of the role and the culture of the club. As before, we'll go into a process of finding a technical director because doing so is the right choice. We expect to receive a lot of high-level applicants, but we are also fully expecting David to be one of the candidates. ”

Brighton Chairman Tony Bloom said: "We are disappointed that Ashworth is no longer technical director, he has left a legendary experience, for which we are very grateful. Ashworth has done an excellent job, he has helped the club to progress on all technical levels and we wish him and his family all the best in the future." ”

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