Erstwhile Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez has been announced as the manager of Chinese Super League club Dalian Yifang two days after his departure from the Saint James’ Park outfit.
The Spaniard and the Magpies’ board couldn’t agree terms of a new deal after almost two years of contract renewal talks, and both parted ways at the end of a three-year association.
Benitez and Newcastle owner Mike Ashley endured a frosty working relationship, and it was best for both parties to go their different ways.
Ashley hardly supported the former Liverpool boss in the transfer market, and he wasn’t ready to meet his demands.