Juventus have given Rafa benitez until the end of
the season to decide on the manager's job, according to the Daily
Mirror.
They claim the new president of FIAT and heir to the Agnelli
fortune - which includes Juventus - has personally intervened to
give Benitez more time to decide.
John Elkann apparently believes the deal is so close that he has
instructed Carlo Sant'Albano, his director on the Juventus board,
to extend the original deadline.
According to the Daily Mirror: 'The Italian club have offered
the Spaniard a four-year deal and £175m to invest in the transfer
market with the promised signings of Javier Mascherano and Edin
Dzeko.'
But there are two obstacles to a deal - Benitez's reluctance to
leave Liverpool without a pay-off, and the lack of Champions League
football at Juventus.
