{"id":645606,"date":"2019-06-25T21:20:25","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T21:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"<br><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/06\/Rafa-Benitez.jpg\" \/><br><div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n\n<p>Former Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer has expressed his disappointment at the departure of veteran premier league manager, Rafael Benitez, from "},"modified":"2019-06-25T21:20:25","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T21:20:25","slug":"how-alan-shearer-reacted-to-rafa-benitezs-departure-from-newcastle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/25\/how-alan-shearer-reacted-to-rafa-benitezs-departure-from-newcastle\/","title":{"rendered":"How Alan Shearer reacted to Rafa Benitez&#8217;s departure from Newcastle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/Rafa-Benitez.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p>Former Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer has expressed his disappointment at the departure of veteran premier league manager, Rafael Benitez, from the club.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST reports that Newcastle had earlier on Monday announced that Benitez will leave St James\u2019 Park following a failure to reach an agreement with owner Mike Ashley over a new contract.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the deadlock in contract talks, the Premier League record goal scorer, Shearer said it was sad that Benitez, who guided the Magpies to two mid-table finishes in the Premier League, after winning promotion from the Sky Bet Championship in 2017, was allowed to walk away from the club.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, thanked the Spaniard and wished him well in his next position as football manager.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA world-class manager. A manager who performed so well in very difficult circumstances. A manager who understood the fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks and good luck Rafa Benitez! 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