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da leao： Rafael Benitez has suggested he could quit Newcastle United over the club’s lack of investment, according to his Manchester City pre-match press conference quotes, as reported by Sky Sports.
The Magpies have yet to make a new signing this month, despite sitting just one place above the relegation zone.
What’s the word?
Newcastle have attempted moves for a number of players this month, but none have yet come off.
The club were in talks to sign Jordan Lukaku on loan from Lazio but, per BBC, the deal fell through.
Chronicle Live report that a bid was tabled for Atlanta United’s Miguel Almiron, too, but that the club refused to increase the offer after receiving little encouragement from the American club.
And the Spaniard’s frustrations at the way the club have been operating appear to have boiled over.
Sky Sports report that, when asked if he could guarantee that he would stay at the club until the end of the season, Benitez said: “No, I cannot guarantee anything. I guarantee I will be focused and try to do my best every minute.
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“We will wait until Thursday (transfer deadline day) and see what happens.
“Hopefully we can get three points against Manchester City and then everybody will be happy.
“I came here and I decided to stay in the Championship because I can see the potential of the club. I will try to do my best until the last minute.”
Coming home to roost
You reap what you sow.
Chairman Mike Ashley has continually failed to invest in the football club he owns, and he is yet to break the club-record £17million fee (per BBC) the club paid for Michael Owen in 2005 prior to his arrival.
To put that into perspective, Owen is now a pundit and retired in 2013, six years ago.
And here we are. Benitez stuck with the club through relegation, brought them back into the Premier League and steered them to a 10th-placed finish last season.
Now, he is being hamstrung by a lack of investment from the club’s owner, and the Magpies are just two points clear of Cardiff City as the very real spectre of the drop looms once again.
Few fans would blame the Spaniard, one of the best managers in world football, if he did walk away – Ashley will be the man at fault and he will have serious questions to answer.