Rafa rumours untrue

Last updated : 14 January 2009 By Al Campbell
The Liverpool boss has yet to sign his new deal and certain papers are now claiming this shows he has again fallen out with Tom Hicks and George Gillett. However, Benitez insists this story is nonsense.

"My agent only received the draft document of my contract yesterday evening so my surprise is that some journalists can talk about there being problems before I have even read it properly and discussed it," said the Spaniard.

"We have agreed the length of contract and we have agreed the salary. Now we have to discuss my role and my responsibilities as manager of the club.

"But we haven't had the opportunity to do that yet.

"Someone has information and clearly wants to create a mess, but I haven't discussed anything yet because, as I say, the contract only arrived last night.

"I don't have any problems at all with the American owners."