Ashley is expected back from Hawaii this week and will meet with Seymour Pierce’s Keith Harris to see exactly where the sale of the club is after three months on the market – however it is no secret that Harris is struggling.
It’s understood that the tycoon has instructed his board to sound out the possibility of a new manager, should he change his mind again, and Alan Curbishley, a close pal of managing director Derek Llambias, Gordon Strachan and David O’Leary, who is currently on a family break in Ireland, are all on a shortlist.