Source: Daily_Mail
Rafa Benitez plays down reports he will quit Liverpool for lucrative United Arab Emirates job
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has played down reports he has been offered a lucrative package to quit Anfield and become coach of the United Arab Emirates.[LNB]The Gulf oil state hope to raise their profile worldwide by appointing the Spaniard, just as they did 33 years ago when they lured then England manager Don Revie.[LNB]And after Liverpool's worst Premier League finish for 11 years and relationship with the board and players at Anfield is at an all-time low, Benitez is seen as a realistic target for the ambitious nation.[LNB] Lowest ebb: Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez and Steven Gerrard (right) has endured the worst season for 11 years[LNB]It is believed Benitez would be given a £5m 'Golden Hello' and a salary to match his £4m-a-year contract at Liverpool. [LNB]However, the former Valencia manager insists, as he has done consistently, that he wishes to remain at Liverpool.[LNB]He has four years left on a deal signed last season and providing he receives positive feedback from chairman Martin Broughton on the sale of the club and what finances he will have available this summer, Benitez stressed he intends tohonour that contract.[LNB]'I was very surprised to read about this story (being offered the UAE coaching job) but it seems more and more as if they keep happening from somewhere,' Benitez told the Liverpool Echo.[LNB]'I am very happy here in Liverpool. I have always been happy and I want to stay here for a long time - if it is possible.' [LNB] UAE try to lure beleaguered boss Benitez with £5m offer to quit LiverpoolAs Liverpool slide into decline, Gerrard admits: My career is at the crossroadsChelsea eye another Double as Blues eye Benayoun and Mascherano moveRafa's amazing outburst: Do Liverpool have to win the league every year?LIVERPOOL FC
