Benitez: I almost quit

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has admitted he almost quit Anfield before signing a new five-year deal last month.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2009 - 08:23

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has admitted he almost quit Anfield before signing a new five-year deal last month.

The Spaniard revealed that his growing frustration with the way the club was being run under American pair Tom Hicks and George Gillett almost saw him leave as speculation grew about his future.

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<p>File photo dated 13/04/2011 of Harry Redknapp, who would welcome a return to Tottenham but doubts the call will come - and he knows whoever takes over as manager from Thomas Frank faces a tough job to turn the club around. Issue date: Wednesday February 11, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Nick Potts/PA Wire.</p>

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