Freddy Shepherd has branded Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez ‘greedy’ for kicking off about the lack of January transfers at St James’ Park.
Reports this week have claimed the former Liverpool, Chelsea and Real Madrid boss is considering his future in charge in Tyneside after the club failed to land any of his targets this winter.
But former chairman Shepherd has backed under-fire Mike Ashley and believes he made the right call in January.
Speaking to talkSPORT host Jim White, Shepherd insisted Benitez’s current team should be good enough to seal a return to the top flight, and that the Spaniard will have plenty of money to spend in the summer if he steers the Magpies back to the Premier League.