Desert dream: The UAE will offer Benitez a bumper
deal
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is being offered £5million to quit
Anfield and manage the United Arab Emirates.
The UAE want to capitalise on Benitez’s uncertain future in
England by making him an offer they hope he cannot refuse.
The Gulf oil state hope to raise their profile worldwide by
appointing Benitez, just as they did 33 years ago when they lured
then England manager Don Revie.
Benitez would be given a £5m ‘Golden Hello’ and a salary to
match his £4m-a-year contract at Liverpool. A free mansion on
Dubai’s exclusive Palm Island would also be thrown in.
The offer may be seriously considered by Benitez, whose
relationship with the board and players at Anfield is at an
all-time low after a fourth successive season without a trophy and
failure to qualify for the Champions League.