Benitez remains uncertain on future

Liverpool target Rafael Benitez insists he does not know what he will be doing next season after stepping down from Spanish champions and UEFA Cup winners Valencia.

The 44-year-old Spaniard is favourite to take over from the departed Gerard Houllier at Anfield but other clubs are reportedly keen to appoint Benitez.

“Winning a league and the UEFA Cup in the same year are sufficient motives for a lot of clubs to put their attention my way, or to look at the players,” he said.

“However, my agent (Manuel Garcia Quilon), who has the professional obligation to listen to every team, has told me there is still nothing concrete with any of those teams.

“There is interest from various clubs, but nothing more. When my agent has weighed up the offers, he’ll give me his thoughts and we will decide if one of them is convincing enough.”

Benitez claims his departure from the Mestalla had nothing to do with money.

“I have been working in a highly-paid profession for 18 years, and successfully in recent years,” he added.

“Money arrives, and when you are happy with your family that has no price.

“When I didn’t have any money I noticed the difference between having a little and having a lot, but not between having a lot and between having an awful lot.”

“The most important thing is my family.”