Former Real Madrid manager Rafael Benitez has agreed on a three-year deal with the Premier League outfit Newcastle United according to the reliable Spanish newspaper AS.
The Spanish manager was sacked by Real Madrid earlier this season after a poor set of results and will return to management this week with the Geordies.
Benitez had two impressive spells in the Premier League previously with Liverpool and Chelsea. The Spaniard came close to winning the Premier League with Liverpool and ended up winning the Europa League with the Londoners.
Newcastle United are having a very poor season and manager Steve McLaren has failed to turn it around despite spending huge sums of money on new players.