Benitez confirms he’s close to new contract deal

LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez has confirmed he has agreed the length of a potential new contract at Anfield as well as the salary on offer.

However he is baffled about reports that he is on a collision course with the club’s American co-owners about the remaining terms of the deal.

Benitez insisted he had not had time to fully digest the contract details as they only arrived yesterday.