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title: "Benitez leaves Newcastle: Who could replace him at St James’ Park?"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2019/06/24/benitez-leaves-newcastle-who-could-replace-him-at-st-james-park/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2019-06-24T11:53:02Z"
modified: "2019-06-24T11:53:03Z"
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# Benitez leaves Newcastle: Who could replace him at St James’ Park?

Newcastle United have confirmed that manager Rafa Benitez will leave the club when his contract expires.

The Spaniard will see his contract with the club expire at the end of the month, and after failing to agree a new deal, he will be walking away from St James’ Park.

He was a popular figure with the fans and will be hard to replace, so let’s take a look at the managers who could be coming into the club.