Rafa Benitez

But the Rafa Benitez love story with Newcastle.

Would you leave the door open just in case down the line?

So I am quite lucky because I have very good relationship with the Liverpool fans.

Valencia fans the same, Napoli fans the same, Newcastle United fans the same.

So you can say, oh, no, you don't have this relationship with these fans.

Yeah, but for a manager, when you go to four or five clubs and then you do really well and you keep the bond and the relationship with the fans, it's because you have...

some commitment, not just with the players, with the club, but also with the city.

So I can go to Valencia and it will be very difficult for me to walk in the streets because they will be asking for autographs all the time.

But it's the same in Napoli.

Then you say, why Newcastle or Liverpool?

Liverpool is, I go by train, you come here by train and always you find a Liverpool fan.

And in China, you have Newcastle United fans, Liverpool fans and Valencia fans, and they appreciate that.

So it's...

For you as a manager, you are really proud of that.

And Dalian Yifang fans as well.

Believe me, the Dalian... People, they don't know, but the Dalian fans are similar to the Newcastle United and the Liverpool.

More now, the Newcastle United fans, because they used to win in the past.

And now they want to go back to the same level.

Obviously, they know that it's a project, that it's a young team with young players.

But OK, we are doing our bits and then hopefully we'll be better.