Newcastle United are yet to make contact with Napoli coach Rafa Benitez.
Benitez is off contract in June and has been linked with a return to England.
Benitez is thought to be open to the idea of working in England again, but there's been no approach from Newcastle for the ex-Liverpool boss, says the Evening Chronicle.
Free agent Rémi Garde held brief talks with Newcastle in January, but nothing came of it.
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