{"id":1095393,"date":"2019-06-24T13:37:19","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T12:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1095393"},"modified":"2019-06-24T14:08:58","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T13:08:58","slug":"newcastle-confirm-rafa-benitez-departure","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/newcastle-confirm-rafa-benitez-departure\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle confirm Rafa Benitez departure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Newcastle United have confirmed that manager Rafael Benitez will leave the club at the end of his contract.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A club statement said that &#8220;it has not been possible&#8221; to reach an agreement with Benitez and his representatives over a renewal of his current deal.<\/p>\n<h2>Does Benitez exit leave Newcastle in big trouble? Five things to know&#8230;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Spaniard became manager of Newcastle United in 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Benitez immediately endeared himself with the Newcastle fans by staying with the club following relegation to the Championship.<\/li>\n<li>He guided them to a return to the top-flight at the first time of asking and achieved a top-half finish in their first season back.<\/li>\n<li>Benitez&#8217;s Newcastle are the only team to beat Manchester City in the league in 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Benitez had the highest win percentage (41%) of any Newcastle manager since Chris Hughton.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7291399-man-utd-s-galaxy-brain-move-trade-pogba-for-two-real-madrid-midfielders\/embed\/v4?eid=AQAAAEG_B10HQm8A\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The club are &#8220;disappointed&#8221; that they were unable to agree a new deal with Benitez, according to an official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nufc.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/club-statement-rafa-ben%C3%ADtez\">statement<\/a> released on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"header-h3 article__content__intro\">It read: &#8220;It is with disappointment that we announce manager Rafael\u00a0Ben\u00edtez will\u00a0leave Newcastle United upon the expiry of his contract on 30th June 2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rte-content\">\n<p>&#8220;We have worked\u00a0hard\u00a0to\u00a0extend\u00a0Rafa\u2019s\u00a0contract over a significant period of time, however [sic] it has not been\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0and will not be &#8211;\u00a0possible to reach an agreement with\u00a0Rafa\u00a0and his representatives.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rafa\u2019s\u00a0coaching staff,\u00a0Paco\u00a0de\u00a0M\u00edguel\u00a0Moreno, Antonio G\u00f3mez P\u00e9rez and\u00a0Mikel\u00a0Antia, will also leave the club on 30th June.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We would like to thank\u00a0Rafa\u00a0and his coaching team for their efforts over the last three years and their\u00a0significant\u00a0contribution to what has been collectively achieved.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We would also like to thank our supporters, players and staff for their patience during\u00a0a\u00a0period of uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The process to appoint a successor will now begin.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Should Liverpool Do Next? 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