Napoli coach Rafa Benitez has twice turned down the job at Real Madrid, it has been revealed.
Agent Manuel Garcia Quilon was speaking with calcionapoli24.it about Benitez's career.
"Rafa was for two consecutive years given the chance to become Coach of Real Madrid. We received a very interesting proposal from the Blancos five years ago and the year before that.
"In order to convince him to accept the offer, Florentino Perez flew out in person with a private jet to England.
"He tried, without success, to convince Rafa's wife Montse to follow her husband in this new adventure.
"However, as Rafa had just renewed his contract with Liverpool and is a man of his word, he turned down the offer from his beloved Real Madrid despite the fact it was the best economic and sporting proposal he'd ever received."
