Benitez says he’ll walk if Gerrard and Torres are sold

RAFAEL BENITEZ will meet Liverpool’s owners next week when he will make it clear his position will become untenable should the club decide to cash in on Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard.

There has been a suggestion the club would be forced to sell their prize assets due to spiralling debts of £237 million (€275m), but Benitez will not agree to this under any circumstances and is adamant this must not happen.

Speaking after his club’s woeful season ended in more disappointment with a goalless draw at relegated Hull City, Benitez said: “You could see we were trying to win. We had chances and came close right at the end.