Former Newcastle United defensive coach Mark Lawrenson believes that Rafa Benitez will stay on as manager at St James' Park .
The BBC pundit, however, feels that Benitez will have to compromise when it comes to the Magpies' summer transfer kitty.
Lawrenson reckons that Mike Ashley will stick to his guns when it comes to spending money.
As United prepare for their final game of the campaign at Fulham, Lawrenson said: "The big questions, as ever, for the Magpies are will manager Rafa Benitez stay, and will he get the money that he wants to spend?
"I think the answers are ‘yes’ and ‘no' but he will get some of it, and enough to make some more improvements to his squad."
Lawrenson has also shared his theory on why Ashley is reluctant to spend.
He said: "Mike Ashley is never going to splash the cash, because he could give Benitez £100m and he is realistically only going to finish seventh, at best.
"He is a businessman and Newcastle made an £18.6m profit last season, so he is never going to agree with the fans urging him to spend.
"They are halfway up the table right now, so how many more places up the table are they going to get as a return for his money?"
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