Rafael Benitez is out of contract at Newcastle at the end of JuneNewcastle boss Rafael Benitez has received a £12m-a-year offer to take over as manager at Chinese Super League club Dalian Yifang. Benitez, 59, is out of contract at the end of June but has been offered a new deal by Newcastle owner Mike Ashley. There is a chance Benitez may decide not to go to China and wait for another offer - from Newcastle or elsewhere. Dalian have won only three of their 13 league games so far this season under South Korean coach Choi Kang-hee. Newcastle were relegated after Benitez arrived at the club in March 2016 but the former Liverpool boss guided them to promotion as Championship winners the following season.

Source: BBC June 18, 2019 09:22 UTC