Rafael Benitez rejects chance to link up with Man Utd transfer flop at 15th different club

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Rafa Benitez hasn't worked since being sacked by Celta Vigo past twelvemonth and held talks with Botafogo, who are looking for a caller manager aft Portuguese manager Artur Jorge near to articulation Saudi Arabian broadside Al-Rayyan

Rafael Benitez has reportedly declined the accidental to negociate Brazilian nine Botafogo(Image: Getty Images)

Former Liverpool and Newcastle brag Rafa Benitez has rejected the accidental to negociate Brazilian broadside Botafogo.

Benitez has managed immoderate of the apical clubs successful the world - with 15 successful full - including Liverpool, wherever helium won the Champions League successful 2005, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Napoli and Newcastle.

The 64-year-old hasn't worked since leaving Celta Vigo past twelvemonth and held talks with Botafogo, who are looking for a caller manager aft Portuguese manager Artur Jorge near to articulation Saudi Arabian broadside Al-Rayyan.

According to the Daily Mail, Benitez has ruled himself retired of the moving for the occupation contempt holding talks and getting down to the last 2 candidates.

Benitez has told Botafogo helium does not privation to instrumentality the relation pursuing talks with his household - successful what would person been lone his 2nd occupation extracurricular of Europe. Had helium taken the job, helium would person linked up with, amongst others, erstwhile Manchester United defender Alex Telles.

United paid £15.4 cardinal for Telles backmost successful 2020, but failed to ever warrant that outlay. He spent conscionable 2 seasons astatine Old Trafford, playing a full of 50 games earlier joining Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr.

He would lone play 44 times crossed different 2 seasons with the Saudi Pro League before having his declaration mutually terminated past year.

Benitez would person linked up with Manchester United flop Telles astatine Botafogo

While Telles wasn't a immense deed astatine United, helium has recovered occurrence with Botafogo aft starting for the nine successful the Copa Libertadores last and scoring his archetypal extremity from the punishment spot successful a 3-1 triumph implicit Atletico Mineiro.

Botafogo, who are owned by Crystal Palace bulk shareholder John Textor, volition present person to look elsewhere for a caller boss. Textor and Co are said to person been impressed by Benitez during archetypal discussions and was the starring favourite for the job.

Other candidates to instrumentality the relation are Vasco Matos and erstwhile Barcelona brag Tata Martino, with Benitez inactive looking for his latest relation aft an unsuccessful spell astatine Celta Vigo.

He lasted conscionable 9 months astatine the La Liga nine and was axed aft guiding the squad to conscionable 5 wins successful 28 matches successful charge, with Vigo sitting 17th successful the array erstwhile helium departed.

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