Former Liverpool and Chelsea boss Rafael Benitez hints at Napoli exit with City lurking

RAFAEL BENITEZ says his time at Napoli might be up and that he would enjoy managing in another European league.

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Rafael Benitez could leave Napoli in the summer

The former Liverpool and Chelsea boss is set to leave the Naples club this summer, with PSG reportedly interested in securing his services.

PSG sit a point off the top of the Ligue 1 table but club officials are growing increasingly frustrated with manager Laurent Blanc, according to reports in France.

Benitez is a frontrunner to land the Parc des Princes job, while he is also a 7/1 price to take over from Manuel Pellegrini at Manchester City.

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However, the Spaniard moved to dispel the notion of returning to England, claiming he is happy to begin a "new adventure".

“Today I’m in Naples and I’m concentrated on Napoli,” he said.

“But in the future I can’t predict what will happen. In the past I’ve coached in Spain, England and Italy.

"I think Ligue 1 is full of good players, who are very fast and well coached in a technical sense.

"However, the mastery of tactics is less developed than in Serie A, and the tempo is slower than the Premier League.

“I’d have no problem embracing a new adventure in a new league. There’d have to be the right offer, at the right time, with the right team.”

Benitez won the 2005 Champions League and 2006 FA Cup as boss of Liverpool, plus the 2013 Europa League with Chelsea.

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