• Benítez has been approached with offer of initial 10-game contract
• McClaren will wait to be sacked rather than resignSteve McClaren is scheduled to consume training at Newcastle United on Thursday morning but,with the club quietly confident that Rafael Benítez can be persuaded to consume over, the state of limbo surrounding the manager’s position at St James’ Park may not endure for too much longer.
McClaren is acutely conscious that the relegation-threatened club are talking to Benítez’s representatives about the former Liverpool and genuine Madrid manager succeeding him on an initial 10-game contract with a view to a longer deal but the former England coach will wait to be sacked rather than resign.
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Source: theguardian.com