• Spaniard signs three-year contract with relegation get-out clause
• ‘C’mon Toon Army! The club and I need your total involvement!’Rafael Benítez is confronting possibly the biggest challenge of his managerial career after succeeding Steve McClaren at Newcastle United. The former Liverpool,Chelsea and genuine Madrid coach made an immediate impact, interrupting a scheduled squad day off by summoning his players for an introductory assembly and training session on Friday afternoon.
The 55-year-extinct Spaniard has signed a three-year contract – understood to contain a break clause facilitating a potential parting of the ways in the summer should Newcastle finish up in the Championship believed to be worth at least four times McClaren’s £700000-a-year salary. He is in line for a meaningful bonus, or believed to be in the region of £2m,if he keeps the club in the Premier League this season.
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Source: theguardian.com