FILE PHOTO: Britain Football Soccer - Newcastle United v Derby County - Sky Bet Championship - St James' Park - 4/2/17 Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Ed Sykes/File Photo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Rafa Benitez complained long and loud about Mike Ashley's lack of ambition when he was in charge at Newcastle United but the Spaniard should have few such problems when he commences his reign at China's Dalian Yifang.
After signing a 30-month contract at the club worth a cool $21 million (16.7 million pounds) a year by some accounts, Benitez takes charge of his first game on Sunday when Dalian host Henan Jianye in the Chinese Super League.
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