By Craig Hope for the Daily Mail
Published: 21:36 BST, 24 June 2019 | Updated: 21:44 BST, 24 June 2019
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Rafa Benitez did not know Newcastle United had announced his departure on Monday after Mike Ashley reacted to an email in which the manager said he could see no way forward.
Sportsmail understands Benitez’s last correspondence with the club had been an email in which he had outlined his frustration with negotiations over a contract extension. The Spaniard wanted the promise of more investment, greater control and an improvement on his £6million per year salary.
However, he was not expecting Ashley to issue a statement confirming their parting at lunchtime on Monday and he was only informed by a friend while at home on the Wirral.
Rafa Benitez was unaware that Newcastle United had announced his departure on Monday
The Spaniard was not expecting Ashley to issue a statement confirming their parting
Sources close to the 59-year-old say he is ‘angry, upset and disappointed’ by an outcome that will see him leave a club where he was worshipped by supporters, many of whom are now
