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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 20191957" data-attributes="member: 158020">Benitez to stay at relegated Newcastle <img src="http://static.goal.com/2852000/2852032_heroa.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Rafa Benitez has signed a new three-year contract to stay at Newcastle United despite their relegation from the Premier League. The Spaniard joined the Magpies in March to take charge of their final 10 games of the 2015-16 season but despite overseeing a six-match unbeaten run, did not do enough to prevent the club from dropping into the Championship.Benitez has been in talks with the Newcastle hierarchy since the end of the campaign to decide whether he would extend his stay on Tyneside. And following positive discussions, Benitez - who has been an instant hit with supporters - has decided to remain at Newcastle, who have confirmed he will have "day-to-day responsibility for all football-related matters at the club".In a statement on the club's official website, Benitez said: "I am extremely pleased to be staying at Newcastle United. "The love I could feel from the fans was a big influence for me in my decision to stay, as was my relationship with Lee Charnley and all the staff."This is a huge club and I wanted to be part of the great future I can see for Newcastle United.” Managing director Lee Charnley added: "When we brought Rafa to the club in March, we knew he was a phenomenal manager and everything we have seen from him since has only served to reinforce that. "We are therefore delighted to have secured his services for the next three years and I believe with Rafa as manager it gives us the best possible chance of returning to the Premier League at the first time of asking and delivering success for this football club beyond that. "It is clear that Rafa has connected deeply with the club's supporters and we do not underestimate the role they have played in his decision to stay.”</blockquote>

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