Inter Milan offer Rafael Benitez an escape route away from Liverpool FC

Rafa Benitez 300INTER will step up their efforts to make Rafa Benitez their new manager as the Spaniard looks set to part company with Liverpool.The Reds have started negotiations with Benitez over a severance package and believe a compromise deal will be reached.Benitez's agent Manuel Garcia Quilon last night refused to confirm the 50-year-old, who is only 15 months into a five-year contract, had been made an offer to walk away from the club.'We don't know anything more than what's being said,' he insisted. 'We're not saying anything.'Managing director Christian Purslow also declined to comment and would only say he was 'locked down in a meeting'.However, Benitez's six-year Anfield tenure looks certain to come to an end and he will have the chance to make an instant return to football.Champions League winners Inter want Benitez to take over from Jose Mourinho, who has left the club for Real Madrid.President Massimo Moratti is a big admirer of the 50-year-old and Benitez has climbed to the top of his wish list after Fabio Capello reaffirmed his commitment to England.Moratti said: 'I have always thought Benitez is a good coach, but he is linked with Liverpool.'

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