Manchester United's poaching behavior made the two teams not hesitate to break the net, and Manchester City generously released people to show the pattern

On April 3, Beijing time, Jack Rosse, a reporter for the England team of the British "Sun" and the flag registration record of the previous night, exclusively broke the news that the ruthless poaching of Manchester United's new owner may make him a public enemy of the entire British football community. For now, at least, Newcastle and Southampton are not willing to let United get there.

Six weeks ago, Sir Ratcliffe and the INEOS Group behind him took a stake in Manchester United and took control of the club. Since then, United's new management have set their sights on Newcastle sporting director Ashworth and Southampton director Wilcox. But United's digging has sparked strong discontent from Newcastle and Southampton. In February, Newcastle, who had been told by Ashworth to leave, announced that they would take gardening leave. Wilcox, on the other hand, announced his resignation as Saints' director of football on Monday and made it clear that he wants to join Manchester United.

Both Ashworth and Wilcox are very important to their clubs and are indispensable for the club's summer and future plans. Newcastle and Southampton will inevitably find themselves in trouble if they leave now, as it will not be easy to find a replacement who is familiar with the team and has good business qualities in the short term.

But with the two decided, Newcastle and Southampton have also opted for a more refusal approach. The point is that both Ashworth and Wilcox have long non-compete notice periods. According to British media, Ashworth could theoretically leave his post for two years. In other words, Newcastle could give him two years of gardening leave, preferring to pay his salary rather than go to Old Trafford now. Southampton also informed Manchester United that a year's compensation would not convince them to release him, and that the Red Devils would have to show more sincerity, otherwise they would also give Wilcox a gardening holiday, the latter with a 12-month non-compete notice period, and Southampton could prevent him from reporting to Manchester United for at least a year.

Now, Manchester United's city rivals Manchester City are more atmospheric. After Sir Ratcliffe took charge of Manchester United, he successfully poached Manchester City's chief operating officer Joshua Berarda in January this year, turning the number four man in the Manchester City hierarchy into Manchester United's CEO. Berada will officially take office this summer as the de facto decision-maker for Ten Hag's future fortunes. Manchester City did not block the executive's departure too much. They issued an official statement thanking Berada for his excellent work at the Etihad and wishing him all the best in his future endeavors.

In fact, not only the management, but also the City have a lot of respect for the players in the squad, and if someone wants to leave, they will release them without harming their own interests. As the most successful team in the Premier League in the last decade, Manchester City has an impressive record and operations. It is more likely that Willada will go to Manchester United because Manchester City does not regard the current Manchester United as an opponent at all.