Former Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez has revealed how a key meeting in London with the Magpies hierarchy in May confirmed his decision to leave the club.
After helping Newcastle finish 13th in the table last season, the Spaniard was in talks of renewing his expiring contract but any negotiations over a new deal soon came to a dead end.
With no compromise being made between the two parties, it became clear for the Champions League-winning manager that he was no longer able to take Newcastle further than he already had, and thus decided to join Chinese club Dalian Yifang.