Newcastle United will play in the Premier League next season.
West Ham United vice-chairman Karren Brady has written in her football diary in The Sun that Newcastle United and Rafael Benitez are lucky to have each other.
Benitez was appointed the Newcastle manager in March 2016, and the Spaniard failed to keep the Magpies in the Premier League.
The former Liverpool, Real Madrid and Chelsea boss, though, managed to get Newcastle promoted back to the English top flight by winning automatic promotion from the Championship.
As reported by The Chronicle, Benitez has decided to remain at St. James’ Park for the 2017-18 campaign.
West Ham vice-chairman Brady has given her take on Newcastle and Benitez in her football diary in The Sun.
“Championship champions Newcastle are lucky to have Rafa Benitez as manager and the 57-year-old is lucky to have Newcastle with their huge and deeply loyal following,” Brady wrote in her football diary in The Sun.
“I sense Benitez is happy at a club with a similar working-class character to Liverpool where he is still regarded with much affection, not least for winning the Champions League.
“In Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley, he has the west financial means to give the Premier League a real go next year.
“Mike talked about ‘making your own luck’ but in football you also need a good manager and great players.
“He has at least one of these ingredients. And in my experience the rest follows – as long as you have a big cheque book, which Mike certainly has.”
Newcastle are a massive club and get around 50,000 fans for their home matches at St. James’ Park.
With Benitez in charge, there is every chance that the Magpies could break into the top 10 of the Premier League next season.
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