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Meanwhile, Benitez admits he faces a stiff challenge in China but hopes to "create something great" at Dalian Yifang, where he can rely on the deep pockets of the club's owner, huge Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group, AFP reported.
In separate comments posted on both his own and the club's websites, the UEFA Champions League winner with Liverpool said he had been approached on previous occasions about a move to China but that nothing lined up quite like Dalian's offer. The year-old Spaniard singled out Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin, chairman of Wanda Group, as a man "keen to grow this club Benitez said his immediate focus was to build on the on-pitch successes of a team that was promoted back to the CSL this year after being relegated in and has climbed to mid-table at the season's half-way point.
But he also intends to play the long game by solidifying the club's foundations with a revamp of its youth talent system. The club — located in Dalian City in northeast China's Liaoning Province — has never won a CSL title and its relegation prompted a player exodus and questions about its future.
But Wanda Group, one of China's biggest companies, acquired it last year, leading to the signings of Argentina international Nicolas Gaitan and — this year — Slovakia's Marek Hamsik.
Benitez has already joined team training and makes his debut on Sunday against Henan Jianye. The two clubs share 10th place in the team top tier. The Spaniard — who has managed some of the world's biggest clubs, including Liverpool, Inter Milan, Chelsea, and Real Madrid — exchanges one northeastern industrial city for another. He became a hugely popular figure at Newcastle after leading the club to promotion in his first full season and stabilizing the team in the English Premier League over the past two years.
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