"We know some people want to perhaps disturb him. Some newspapers just want to sell more copies. What more can we say than it's not true!" said Benitez.
"We speak with Stevie all the time and he knows we are working hard to improve our level. We have signed Morientes and Alonso, we have Cisse, Baros and a lot of other good players.
"He must just concentrate on this club and the team. He wants to win. We want to build a strong team around him, not without him. My English is not that good but when I say around him I do not mean without him!"