Newcastle United have received a compensation package of PS10m for Dan Ashworth following his eventual move to Manchester United.

It was well documented that the club were initially holding out for PS20m to release our former sporting director from a period of agreed gardening leave, yet Jim Ratcliffe's Red Devils went nowhere near that figure. It's believed Man Utd made a 'take it or leave it' offer of PS3m last month after previously bidding just PS2m; the fee Newcastle paid Brighton to land Ashworth two years ago.

However, as revealed by the i's Matt Hughes, it's thought a PS10m package has now been agreed, with PIF governor and Newcastle Chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan 'adamant' that Ashworth would only leave on our terms.

It's reported that Al-Rumayyan felt 'personally affronted' by Ashworth's 'professions of ignorance', with the Saudi chief also branding Ratcliffe's initial offer of PS2m as an insult. In the end, it seems both clubs have met in the middle and agreed a PS10m deal to ensure we can move on - as we have done with the appointment of Paul Mitchell - and Man Utd can stop moaning and have their man, but it feels like we've come out winning, securing PS10m for a director we paid PS2m for and landing Mitchell for free following his exit from Monaco.