Dalian Yifang are offering Rafa Benitez FIVE TIMES his Newcastle United salary to move to China, it has been revealed.

The Daily Star says Dalian Yifang's audacious offer to Benitez is worth more than FIVE TIMES his Newcastle salary.

A source close to the deal in China has revealed that Dalian are tempting the Toon boss with a staggering £600,000-a-week gross on a three-year deal.

That tops a whopping £30million-a-year – albeit around £17m after tax – and dwarfs Benitez's £6m-a-year Newcastle contract, which runs out at the end of the month.

The Spaniard, 59, is said to be considering the Chinese proposal as he grows increasingly frustrated after talks with the Magpies over a new deal reached deadlock.