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Benitez eyes EPL return

Former Liverpool and Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez is eyeing a return to the English Premier League and said he would make a decision on his future based on the kind of project presented to him by the clubs in England鈥檚 top-flight. Spaniard Benitez was in charge of Liverpool from 2004-10. He twice reached the final of the UEFA Champions League and won Europe鈥檚 elite club competition in unforgettable style in 2005. He coached Newcastle for four years between 2016-2019 before moving to China to take charge of Dalian Pro, which he left in January. Reports in the British media have linked the former Real Madrid boss with the Celtic hotseat, but Benitez said his focus was on the EPL. 鈥淭he priority is England because I like the Premier League and my family is here,鈥 Benitez told British media. Newcastle has struggled under Benitez鈥檚 replacement, Steve Bruce, with the club 17th in the EPL and in contention to be relegated.


 

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