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Everton set to appoint ex-Liverpool boss Benitez as manager

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Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez [Ed Sykes Livepic ]

Everton are expected to unveil former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez as their new boss with the Spaniard having agreed a three-year deal, British media reported on Tuesday.

Everton has been looking for their fifth manager in as many years after Carlo Ancelotti, who led them to a 10th-place finish in the Premier League last season, decided to return to Real Madrid on June 1 for a second spell.

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