Newcastle United boss Rafa Benitez is on the lookout to bring Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs to join the newly-promoted club for £15 million
Rafa Benitez has sanctioned a deal to sign Chelsea's on-loan midfielder Christian Atsu on a permanent basis in the summer.
Newcastle reportedly want Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva as a part of the deal involving the transfer Georginio Wijnaldum to Anfield.
Liverpool throw away a two goal lead to let Newcastle leave Anfield with a crucial point in their fight for Premier League survival. In an emotional return to Anfield, Rafa Benitez engineered a comeback with his Newcastle side, reminiscent of his good old days at Merseyside.
With just nine games left in the season, Newcastle United have turned to former Real Madrid manager Rafael Benitez to save their season following Steve McClaren's sacking.
With Newcastle United sitting second from bottom in the Premier League and staring at the possibility of relegation, the club hierarchy are reportedly considering a change at the managerial level, with some big names lined up to potentially replace Steve McLaren.
Rafa Benitez' stint at Real Madrid turned out to last for only 7 months, as he failed to redeem the faith that the officials had in him. Goalkeeper Keylor Navas recently stated that the team were doing the 'wrong thing's under the former manager and were now enjoying working under new coach Zinedine Zidane.
FC Barcelona manager Luis Enrique revealed that he was not surprised by the sudden sacking of Rafa Benitez as the head coach of Real Madrid.
Rafa Benitez was unceremoniously given the sack by Spanish giants Real Madrid after a 2-2 draw against Valencia, and his replacement will be none other than former Galactico Zinedine Zidane.
Spanish giants Real Madrid CF will take on Valencia CF at the Estadio Mestalla in Gameweek 18 of the Spanish La Liga.
