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Rafa Benitez set to stay as Newcastle manager - report

Rafa Benitez is close to agreeing a deal to remain as Newcastle United manager, Press Association Sport reports.

Discussions which began after the club's relegation from the Premier League on May 11 reported to have proved fruitful.

Hopes are high around St James' Park that a formal agreement with the 56-year-old has been reached.

The former Liverpool boss was appointed at Newcastle in March with the side a point from safety, but he was unable to save them from relegation to the Championship.

Benitez won three of his 10 games in charge, drawing four and losing three, completing the 2015-16 season with a 5-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur despite their place in the Championship next season already confirmed.

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