Benitez rules himself out of Arsenal and Everton jobs

Rafael Benitez insisted on Monday re is " chance" he will fill manrial vacancies at eir Arsenal or Everton, but he refused to completely rule out a return to Premier League. Former Liverpool and Real Madrid boss Benitez is currently in charge of Chinese side Dalian Yifang after leaving Newcastle United after end of last season. Arsenal are still looking for a permanent successor to Unai Emery while Everton, Liverpool's local rivals, sacked Marco Silva last week, and former Champions League winner Benitez said he was happy in Chinese Super League despite finishing a lowly ninth this season.

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"I can be very clear -- re is chance I will come back w because I'm really happy," he said on Sky Sports.

"I'm really pleased (Dalian Yifang) trust me. We have a lot of staff working on a big, big project. We want to leave a legacy and it's a challenge for me. I'm quite happy at moment.

"In future I would like to come back to Premier League because I like league." Benitez has also seen his name linked with West Ham should Manuel Pellegrini leave London club.

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But although he was linked with a move to Hammers four years ago before joining Real Madrid, Benitez said re was chance of m tempting him away from China. "It was in past, it's true that I was nearly re (at West Ham)," he said. "n Real Madrid came, and I needed a couple of days to kw exactly what was going on. "Obviously I couldn't say to Real Madrid, but it was a good time and it's a massive club. "Everybody can see both teams (West Ham and Arsenal) have problems, but both are massive clubs and y will do well at end." 

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