Newcastle United legend Paul Gascoigne has pleaded with owner Mike Ashley to give Rafa Benitez money to spend this summer.

Benitez has failed to reach an agreement over his own contract, with the Spaniard wanting assurances of his summer budget.

And Gascoigne believes Benitez has done enough to earn a decent transfer kitty.

"Rafa has been unbelievable," the Newcastle legend told talkSPORT.

"The good thing about being Newcastle manager is you know how faithful the fans are. They'll always turn up, even if they get beat. They're incredible.

"I'm not being funny, but Mike Ashley obviously isn't short a few bob and they've got to start giving Rafa money.

"They've been saying it for years, but a massive club like that and an unbelievable manager like that, with what he's achieved, you've got to give the guy money.

"Obviously he's going to spend it wisely, he's going to spent top class players.

"The money mike Ashley's got, give me half and I'll show him how to spend it!"