Interim Chelsea boss Rafael Benitez believes he will ‘almost
certainly’ return
to Liverpool in the future. The 52-year-old took over the managerial reins at
Liverpool in 2004 - bringing a host
of Spanish stars including
Fernando Torres and Xabi Alonso
to Anfield. His most notable success during
his six seasons at the club was
winning the Champions League in
the 2004-05 campaign, and he
has stated his desire to return. “I will return, almost certainly,”
Benitez told Marca. “What I do
not know is when. My daughters
and wife still live there. “My idea is to train a competitive
team. Why not in England? We will
have to wait and see. Everything
will be worked out." One of the main criticisms aimed
towards Benitez during his spell
at Liverpool was the way he
handled Alonso - who departed in
2009 to join Real Madrid, but the
ex-Inter Milan boss has downplayed talk of a poor
relationship between the pair. He added: “At Liverpool I had to
take some decisions and [Alonso]
reacted in his own way. Each
person has their own way of
behaving. “He is a great player, very
important for any team. I cannot
say we had a good or bad
relationship. It was professional.” Benitez also spoke about
speculation linking him with Real
Madrid, should Jose Mourinho
leave the Spanish giants. He added: “Obviously I know the
place [Madrid] very well – I was
there from 13 years old as a
player and coach. “I am a Madrid fan. It is nice to
be linked in one manner or
another, but that does not make
me lose my current concentration
on Chelsea. I have a good
relationship with [Madrid president] Florentino Perez.
Whenever I have talked with him,
he has always been polite.”
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