Rafa Benitez has now revealed why Newcastle United were forced to sell a player who only featured 25 times for the club. Newcastle have come a long way from the side which Benitez was in charge of during their days in the Championship with the Spaniard. Eddie Howe has now established the Toon firmly in the top half of the table with the Magpies pushing for a regular spot in Europe. Last season saw Newcastle fall just short of a Europa Conference League spot and they will be looking to now make some improvements over the summer transfer window. But Newcastle will need to offload some players th…