Benny The Noon wrote:Rafael Benitez's agent denies deal done with Juventus
By Dan Roan
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez
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Rafael Benitez's agent has told BBC Sport reports the Liverpool boss has agreed a deal to take over Serie giants Juventus are "absolutely false".
According to reports in Italy, the Turin side are poised to secure the Spaniard on a four-year contract.
But Manuel Quillon Garcia denied that was the case, insisting: "There is no agreement with anyone."
He also denied meeting Juve director Roberto Bettega in Monte Carlo this week to discuss Benitez's future.
BBC Sport understands Benitez is one of several possible candidates Juventus want to succeed Alberto Zaccheroni at the Stadio Olimpico this summer.
However, Benitez's pay demands, and the fact he would want to bring several of his backroom staff with him, could cause difficulties.
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There has been no contact between Liverpool and Juventus, with the Reds privately sceptical the Italian club could afford to buy the manager out of his lucrative contract, which still has four years to run.
Juventus have refused to comment on speculation their president Jean-Claude Blanc will fly to Liverpool this week in an attempt to lure Benitez away from Anfield after six years in charge.
Benitez is preparing Liverpool for the second leg of their Europa League semi-final against Atletico Madrid at Anfield on Thursday.
He wants to stay at Anfield but is yet to meet the club's new chairman, Martin Broughton.
Talks are planned for this week, when Benitez's future and the club's summer transfer plans will be discussed.
How those discussions go will depend on whether Liverpool have clinched another season in Champions League football.
They currently lie seventh in the Premier League, two points adrift of Tottenham in fourth but having played a game more.
The Reds entertain Chelsea on Sunday before finishing their league campaign with an away match at Hull on 9 May.
Juve, who appointed Zaccheroni as head coach in January after sacking Ciro Ferrara, are sixth in Serie A, six points off a Champions League spot with three games remaining.
They kept alive their faint hopes of qualifying for Europe's top club competition by beating Bari 2-0 at the weekend.
So it seems the papers were taalking absolute bullsh.it then - who would of thought that ?! But i thought lakes said meetings with Juve were happening ?
they did happen and there are still more to come.
I know that there are some out there right now trying hard to cover up what is going on.
the BBC have not fallen for it....this is due to a Independent reporter that they trust being almost in the same room when Rafas agent tuned up for a meeting.
It seem (my view) that Rafas agent has been told to back off a bit so Rafa can see what deal Liverpool come up with.