Newcastle coach Rafael Benitez, most likely, will miss his team's closest match against Swansea.

The Spanish specialist had undergone a hernia operation two years ago, but since then he has felt a certain discomfort.

As it turned out, the blame for all this was infection, which caused Benitez to lie down on the operating table a second time.

Mentor Newcastle performed the necessary procedure during the September break on the game of national teams, so as not to leave the team for a long time.

Nevertheless, as reported by The Independent, in the nearest away fight the Premier League against Swansea "magpie" is likely to have to do without his coach, who missed the first training session with the team after the return of players from the location of national teams.

Previously reported that Benitez can replace Slaven Bilic as head coach of West Ham.