Rafa Benitez contemplates Premier League return, says he desires to compete
2 min read Former Liverpool and Newcastle United supervisor Rafa Benitez is eyeing a return to the Premier League and mentioned he would decide on his future primarily based on the form of undertaking offered to him by the golf equipment in England’s top-flight.
Spaniard Benitez was accountable for Liverpool from 2004-10. He twice reached the ultimate of the Champions League and gained Europe’s elite membership competitors in unforgettable model in 2005.
He coached Newcastle for 4 years between 2016-2019 earlier than transferring to China to take cost of Dalian Pro, which he left in January.
Reports within the British media have linked the previous Real Madrid boss with the Celtic hotseat, however Benitez mentioned his focus was on the Premier League.
“The priority is England because I like the Premier League and my family is here,” Benitez advised British media. “But I want to compete. Or have a project which will allow you to go closer and then compete.”
“If not I wish to keep in Europe, Spain is tough, Italy, Germany shouldn’t be simple. I can converse French, so France. In Spain, golf equipment don’t have cash to compete towards Real Madrid and Barcelona. So precedence can be England after which Europe.
“If it’s the right one (job) in England, we can do it tomorrow. The project, the competitive team, is not there at the moment so we wait. I would like to wait to find the right one. But I don’t want to stay without working.”
Newcastle have struggled below Benitez’s alternative, Steve Bruce, with the membership seventeenth within the Premier League and in competition to be relegated.
Benitez mentioned it pained him to observe Newcastle’s struggles this season however backed the membership to keep away from the drop.
“I wish them all the best and want them to stay up,” he mentioned.
