Police investigating 'threatening banner' near Rafael Benitez's home amid potential Everton appointment

There has been considerable opposition among some sections of Everton’s fanbase to the likelihood of Benitez becoming boss

Police are investigating a ‘threatening’ banner left near Rafael Benitez’s home (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Merseyside Police are investigating a “threatening” anti-Rafael Benitez banner hung close to the Spaniard’s home on the Wirral overnight.

An image shared on social media showed a white sheet with the words ‘We know where you live. Don’t sign’ – referring to Benitez’s likely impending appointment at Everton – hung over a garden wall in the former Liverpool manager’s home village of Caldy.