Benitez could take legal action, lawyer claims

LIVERPOOL co-owner Tom Hicks’ admission that talks were held with Jurgen Klinsmann was “not well advised”, according to a leading employment lawyer who also believes Rafael Benitez would have a strong claim for constructive dismissal.

There are suggestions Benitez could pursue legal action against the club after Hicks confirmed talks were held with Klinsmann about the manager’s job at Anfield.

Benitez would have to resign before taking legal action but Richard Linskell, employment partner with Dawsons, said the two parties would be more likely to agree a pay-off rather than go through the courts – and admitted a lack of understanding of British employment law could have been behind Hicks’ revelations.