Agent plots Rafa’s exit from Inter

RAFAEL BENITEZ’S agent last night confirmed ongoing talks are aimed at ending his contract at Inter Milan.

In what amounts to the first solid indication that Benitez has indeed been sacked by the reigning Serie A and European champions, agent Manuel Garcia Quilon said last night: “We are talking about it, but I cannot say anything more.”

Quilon met with Inter vice president Rinaldo Ghelfi and technical director Marco Branca, as well as club lawyer Angelo Capellini. “We are neither optimistic nor pessimistic,” he added. “We’ll meet again to talk more.”