The 59-year-old Spaniard who almost succeeded Sam Allardyce in the summer of 2015 is currently in charge of Chinese Super League side Dalian Yifang. Pellegrini has come under pressure, a morale sapping 3-0 defeat at Burnley in the last match before the international break, stretching a worrying winless sequence to six games. (Image: REUTERS)He will still be in charge when the Premier League resumes after the international break for Saturday’s visit of Spurs. Benitez was on the verge of accepting the job in 2015 only for Real Madrid to come calling at the 11th hour. "In the future I will come back to England, my family is there," he told BBC Radio 5 Live last week.

Source: Daily Mirror November 18, 2019 22:30 UTC