Benitez is Quan to watch for Chinese

CHINESE Super League side Tianjin Quanjian are plotting a move for Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez next summer.

China’s top clubs have been closely monitoring the uncertainty over Benitez’s future.

Mid-table Quanjian, where former Leicester boss Paulo Sousa has been in charge since November, are keen on Benitez (above) but prepared to wait until his Toon contract ends in the summer.