Everton Football Club can confirm the appointment of Rafael Benitez as the Club’s new manager.

The Spaniard joins the Club on a three-year deal and will commence work with the squad when they return to USM Finch Farm for pre-season training from 5 July.

The appointment of Benitez comes after a robust and wide-reaching recruitment process by the Club over the past three weeks – a process which has included multiple interviews with several candidates.

Benitez has a hugely impressive track record with the clubs he has managed throughout his career, securing seven major honours including La Liga titles, the Coppa Italia, the FA Cup, the Europa League and the Champions League during managerial spells in Spain, England and Italy.

The Club’s Majority Shareholder, Farhad Moshiri, said: “Rafa impressed us greatly with his knowledge and experience but, above all, the passion and hunger he showed to join our Club.

“We are appointing Rafa because we believe he will bring success to our Club and to Evertonians. To put it simply - we need to be competing at the top-end of the league and to be winning trophies. Rafa is a proven winner with huge experience in coaching internationally and we have secured the best man to achieve that for us.”

Rafael Benitez said: “I am delighted to be joining Everton. Throughout this process I have been greatly impressed by the ambition shown by the senior representatives at the Club and their desire to bring success to this historic Club.

“I believe this is a Club that is going places. I’m determined to play a big part in helping this great Club achieve its ambitions.”

Everton Chairman Bill Kenwright added: “Rafa Benitez is joining Everton Football Club at an exciting time. On behalf of the Board of Directors I wish him well in achieving success for our football club - success our supporters long for and deserve.”

Everton will confirm the staff who will join Duncan Ferguson and Alan Kelly as part of Benitez’s backroom team in the coming days.

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He is probably going to end up as only the second man to manage both Merseyside outfits from the looks of things.

I can't remember the name of the last manager to pull that off. That was over a hundred years ago or so.

Now, that's a real record.

No new Coach again na recycle all of dem dey du now....


if u try new one na disaster dey end am las las...

Good for the belle sake. But I will consider this a move from grace to grass....

Benitez don waka sha

Remain make Arsenal make manager

Welcome take this

Chai.

Rafa is a sell out.

This is just like Arsene Wenger signing to become Tottenham Manager.

How will he face the Liverpool fans now?

Welcome on board

This man just the decamp from one club to another like naija politicians

Everton will make top 4 next season

I liked this dude when he was at Liverpool..

Liverpool was very brutal then..

Congrats rafa

Boba Rafa yi sha

Hope he does better than ancellotti.

Best wishes to him.

Rafael shud bring failure Ronaldo to Everton..


Watch how Ronaldo will avoid everton but will prefer to go to psg, man utd and Co.

Fake goat.

Tapnaldo rapenaldo divenaldo penaldo for a reason

inoki247:
No new Coach again na recycle all of dem dey du now....


if u try new one na disaster dey end am las las...

Just like Nigeria politics.
#wemove

bluefilm:
Chai.

Rafa is a sell out.

This is just like Arsene Wenger signing to become Tottenham Manager.

How will he face the Liverpool fans now?

And knowing Liverpool Fans..
They hate Sh*ts like This!!

Liverpool Fans Hardly Forgive..
They are like Buhari n his tribesmen..

bluefilm:
Chai.

Rafa is a sell out.

This is just like Arsene Wenger signing to become Tottenham Manager.

How will he face the Liverpool fans now?

Mourinho did similar. Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspurs are very bitter London rivals.

At the end of the day, loyalty is ambitions and pockets

DenreleDave:
Rafael shud bring failure Ronaldo to Everton..


Watch how Ronaldo will avoid everton but will prefer to go to psg, man utd and Co.

Fake goat.

Tapnaldo rapenaldo divenaldo penaldo for a reason

Y u dey hate naa...
And u want to be successful in life abi

DenreleDave:
Rafael shud bring failure Ronaldo to Everton..


Watch how Ronaldo will avoid everton but will prefer to go to psg, man utd and Co.

Fake goat.

Tapnaldo rapenaldo divenaldo penaldo for a reason

You forgot to add denrelenaldo and davenaldo

mansakhalifa:
He is probably going to end up as only the second man to manage both Merseyside outfits from the looks of things.

I can't remember the name of the last manager to pull that off. That was over a hundred years ago or so.

Now, that's a real record.

Hasn’t he even managed Everton before? Or maybe someone that looks like him.

ORIGENAL:
Everton will make top 4 next season

No be only top4. You forget say top10 still dey. Initial gra gra last season na below top 6 them finish.

Vinnie2000:


And knowing Liverpool Fans..
They hate Sh*ts like This!!

Liverpool Fans Hardly Forgive..
They are like Buhari n his tribesmen..

I never wanted him to sign that contract. You need to see the way everton fans protested and the threats they made.

Am waiting for the day everton plays Liverpool at a field the booing alone go shock am

EatforHealth:
Mourinho did similar. Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspurs are very bitter London rivals.

At the end of the day, loyalty is ambitions and pockets

mourinho did a similar thing quite alright but the rivalry between chelsea and tottenham is not as rife as that between arsenal and tottenham.

Rivalry in football is part of the game.

It is a thing of pride between those rival clubs.

So don't think of basing it just on lining of pocket issue because it's not.

It's much more than that.

Hmmmmm iwobi career don finish

bluefilm:


mourinho did a similar thing quite alright but the rivalry between chelsea and tottenham is not as rife as that between arsenal and chelsea.

Rivalry in football is part of the game.

It is a thing of pride between those rival clubs.

So don't think of basing it just on lining of pocket issue because it's not.

It's much more than that.

Everton and Liverpool are Merseyside rivals

Manchester United and Manchester City are Manchester rivals

Arsenal and Chelsea are London rivals

Spurs and Chelsea fans are London rivals

Rivals are rivals

You are welcome on board sir, wishing you well from the other side of the divide.