Benitez has Juve agreement

La Gazzetta dello Sport claims that Juventus have an agreement with Rafael Benitez but everything depends on his contract at Liverpool.

The pink paper has made a lot of the fact Benitez met with his agent Manuel Garcia Quillon at Liverpool's training camp in Madrid yesterday.

Juventus and Quillon have apparently ironed out a contract worth €4.5m a year.

They also managed to get Benitez to accept to reduce his staff from 12 to six personnel.

However, the conclusion of any deal depends on Liverpool's new President Martin Broughton who is currently trying to find a buyer for the club.

The Reds are said to be reluctant to lose Benitez, especially if it comes to him resigning and asking for a golden handshake on his four-year contract worth €16m.

La Gazzetta believes it will take time for the Spanish tactician to extricate himself from his Liverpool contract, but that hasn't stopped Juventus setting a deadline of May 10 to conclude proceedings.

If Benitez can't free himself, Juventus President Jean-Claude Blanc has devised a Plan B whereby Fiorentina boss Cesare Prandelli will be hired.

The Bianconeri have also moved to make Sampdoria's Beppe Marotta their new director of sport.
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