The former Liverpool, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Valencia boss takes over with the Magpies a point from safety with 10 games left.Spaniard Benitez, 55, has signed a three-year contract and brought in coaches Fabio Pecchia, Francisco de Miguel Moreno and Antonio Gomez Perez.
“C’mon Toon Army. The club and I need your total involvement,” he said.Benitez was sacked in January after seven months as Real Madrid boss.He spent six years as Liverpool manager, winning the Champions League in 2005. He also had an interim spell with Chelsea, guiding the Blues to Europa League success in 2013.
McClaren was sacked after just nine months in charge.Under the former England manager’s guidance, Newcastle won just six of 28 Premier League games.Coaches Paul Simpson, Alessandro Schoenmaker and Steve Black have all left the club.
Source: ESPN
