Benitez close to joining Napoli

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Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez is on the brink of joining Napoli for next season, according to Italian press reports on Friday.

Television channel Sky Sport claimed Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis had agreed to a two-year deal worth 3.5 million euros a season with the Spaniard, with an option for a third year.

But De Laurentiis himself denied he had ever mentioned 'Benitez', although he let it be known that the press were barking up the right tree.

Benitez, who last week led Chelsea to Europa League glory, is still under contract with the Londoners until the end of their tour to the United States.

Should he sign for the southern club, he would replace Walter Mazzarri, widely rumoured to be heading to Inter Milan next season.

Benitez's last Italian adventure was ironically at Inter but lasted only six months. His team had struggled in the league and he had forced officials' hands by telling them to strengthen his squad or find another solution, which they did.

He is rumoured to also be wanted by Paris Saint-Germain, whose current coach Carlo Ancelotti seems likely to leave for Real Madrid, where Jose Mourinho's departure has already been announced, ahead of a suspected return to Chelsea.