Rafa Benitez is a £30m/year target for the Chinese Super League.
According to a report in The Mirror two clubs are ready to make the Newcastle boss the highest paid manager in the game.
With Newcastle battling for automatic promotion speculation about the future of their manager is the last thing that they need.
Benitez took charge of Newcastle on a short term basis towards the end of last season then signed a three year deal during the summer.
Newcastle’s transfer failings in January were a big disappointment for Benitez who expected Andros Townsend to return to the club from Crystal Palace.
With Chelsea, Real Madrid, Napoli, Liverpool and Inter Milan on his CV luring Benitez to China would be a major coup and help to attract other top managers and players to the Super League.
Andre Villas-Boas is the highest paid manager in China but the deal for Benitez would more than double the salary being paid to the former Spurs and Chelsea boss.