Rafa Benitez learns he could have to shop in the bargain basket again this yearhttps://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/rafa-benitez-learns-could-shop-14783650 Rafa Benitez is believed to have been told he will be operating at the lower end of the transfer market this summer.Mike Ashley said publicly last summer that he could not compete with the Premier League’s big boys and that message is understood to have been repeated and transmitted back to the manager again this summer.
And while a big chunk of TV money is due next month in Newcastle’s bank account, the Magpies will continue to cut their cloth accordingly.
Despite the Magpies not agreeing on a contract extension with the former Real Madrid and Liverpool boss it has been business as usual for the Toon boss with the 58-year-old eager to push on with summer recruitment plans.
But he knows that he can’t expect a clutch of marquee signings and will instead look to find a striker, right-back, midfielder, and winger with what is thought to be a modest budget.
Ideally, Benitez wants to sign four or five new faces - to go with permanent arrival Martin Dubravka - in time for the start of pre-season training on July 2.
However, he is facing a race against time to get that amount of deals done and after learning that Newcastle aren’t prepared to spend big this summer he has had to assess his options and take a long hard look at his transfer shortlist.
Benitez 之前交俾 charnley 個 list 睇黎全部被肥佬否決了，而家被通知要繼續好似上季咁係籮底揀橙，例如 5M 買 joselu 之流……
