{"id":401436,"date":"2017-07-15T09:06:07","date_gmt":"2017-07-15T09:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/07\/15\/i-must-repay-rafa-benitez-christian-atsu\/"},"modified":"2017-07-15T09:06:07","modified_gmt":"2017-07-15T09:06:07","slug":"i-must-repay-rafa-benitez-christian-atsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/07\/15\/i-must-repay-rafa-benitez-christian-atsu\/","title":{"rendered":"I must repay Rafa Benitez &#8211; Christian Atsu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/22261302.295.jpg\" alt=\"Benitez Atsu\" title=\"Benitez Atsu\" width=\"295\" height=\"157\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Rafa Benitez with Christian Atsu<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1500109567_413_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Newcastle United winger Christian Atsu says he is determined to repay boss Rafa Benitez following his move in May.<\/p>\n<p>The former Chelsea star, who never played a first-team game for the Premier League champions, was sent out on loan to Newcastle last summer.<\/p>\n<p>He made a big impression as the Magpies earned promotion from the Championship and he signed a four-year deal after the two clubs agreed a \u00a36.2million fee.<\/p>\n<p>Atsu is currently preparing with the squad ahead of the new Premier League season and the 25-year-old admits he will have to work hard to repay the former Liverpool coach.<\/p>\n<p>He told The Mag: &#8220;It was always my first choice to come back to Newcastle. As soon as the season ended, I knew I wanted to stay. I always loved working with the team here and always loved playing for Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wanted to be part of the Newcastle family and now I really feel like I am part of the team here.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The manager called me and told me he wanted to sign me. I was very happy at that moment. 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