Instead, an outsider for a significant position at Manchester United is moving to the Saudi Pro League.
Investors Ineos are hard at work assembling the new Manchester United executive team, which will be led by CEO Omar Berrada.
The primary target is Dan Ashworth, who may be joined by Jason Wilcox, a former City employee of Berrada’s.
Lee Congerton is one man who was mentioned but will not be participating. According to a report published in The Telegraph in November of last year, the Atalanta manager was reportedly considering a position at Old Trafford.
The reports failed to gain traction, and it appeared that United was searching elsewhere.
Congerton has officially finalized his departure from Atalanta, agreeing to join Al Ahli, a Saudi Pro League team.
Due to his ability to extract every last penny from Manchester United during transfer negotiations, Lee Congerton has been a pain in the side in recent summers.
It was him, the sports director of Leicester City, who worked with Ed Woodward to negotiate Harry Maguire’s £80 million transfer fee.
Then, in the summer of last year, he held out for Rasmus Hojlund for £64 million, though we could later conclude that this was a lowball offer.
According to a Goal story, United has been connected to a summertime return to Atalanta for the gifted young center-back Giorgio Scalvini.
Even though Congerton is no longer the established point of communication between the clubs, negotiations may end up being simpler without him.
