{"id":363179,"date":"2011-04-03T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-03T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/03\/former-liverpool-boss-rafael-benitez-wants-to-return-to-the-premier-league\/"},"modified":"2011-04-03T12:45:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-03T12:45:00","slug":"former-liverpool-boss-rafael-benitez-wants-to-return-to-the-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/03\/former-liverpool-boss-rafael-benitez-wants-to-return-to-the-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez wants to return to the Premier League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Adithya Ananth<\/h3>\n<h4>3 Apr 2011 13:45:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"66.963123644252\">\n<div readability=\"15.387978142077\">\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez. (Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/61a6f3de96064_news.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <span readability=\"34.182652210175\"><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/spain\/9478\/rafael-ben%C3%ADtez\">Rafael Benitez<\/a> insists that his priority is to get a job in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\">Premier League<\/a> as opposed to anywhere else.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard previously managed Liverpool and won the Champions League with the Reds, but eventually parted ways with the club last summer.<\/p>\n<p>After a brief and unsuccessful stint with Inter, the 50-year-old is now looking to make a return to management in England.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The priority is the Premier League, because the style is better for me,&#8221; Benitez told <em>BBC&#8217;s Radio Five Live<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>However, the former Valencia boss admits that he is picky about where he intends to continue his managerial career.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;You can&#8217;t say we will build something and spend three, four or five years waiting for trophies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You have to find the right balance, a club that can win or try to win right now but at the same time prepare for the future.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At this moment in time I don&#8217;t have any offer. Before I did, but now I don&#8217;t have any offers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have had some offers abroad and some national teams, but I needed to stay with the family &#8230; relax a little bit and be ready for the next challenge.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/61a6f3de96064_news.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Visit link:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/04\/03\/2424161\/former-liverpool-boss-rafael-benitez-wants-to-return-to-the\" title=\"Former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez wants to return to the Premier League\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez wants to return to the Premier League<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Adithya Ananth 3 Apr 2011 13:45:00 Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez. (Getty Images) Related Links Teams Players Rafael Benitez insists that his priority is to get a job in the Premier League as opposed to anywhere else. 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