Newcastle United is delighted to announce the appointment of Rafa Benitez as the Club’s new manager.
Benitez joins United on an initial three-year deal.
The Club can also confirm the appointment of Fabio Pecchia, Francisco de Míguel Moreno, Antonio Gómez Pérez, who will join Ian Cathro and Simon Smith to form Benitez’s coaching team.
Paul Simpson, Alessandro Schoenmaker and Steve Black will part company with the club with immediate effect.
After the defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday the Club has spent some time considering its position and has today concluded that Steve McClaren’s employment with the Club will end with immediate effect.
We acknowledge that reaching this decision has taken a number of days and that this has caused uncertainty for everyone involved, in particular for Steve and the players, for which we apologise. However we felt that this time was necessary to ensure the right decisions were reached with the best interests of the Club at heart.
Lee Charnley said: «I would like to thank Steve personally for his services to Newcastle United. He is a man of integrity and class and he has conducted himself with great dignity during this difficult time.
Newcastle anuncio al Español Rafa Benitez como nuevo manager del club, con un contrato inicial de 3 años y en reemplazo de Steve McClaren quien fue destituido temprano este viernes…
El club ademas confirmó a Fabio Pecchia, Francisco de Miguel Moreno, Antonio Gomez como parte del equipo tecnico de Benitez que se uniran a Alessandro Schoenmaker y Steve Black…
Horas antes el club habia anunciado la destitucion del tecnico Steve McClaren despues de muchas horas de conversaciones y analisis y especialmente despúes de su caida 3-1 con el Bournemouth en la fecha 29 de la BPL….que lo dejo en el puesto 19 etre 29 equipos con 24 puntos…
El club ademas agradecio la integridad y entregas profesionales del tecnico saliente…