Benitez only wants Mascherano to follow him

(GSM) – Rafael Benitez only wants one of his former pupils at Liverpool to join him at Internazionale.

That’s the opinion of former Napoli sports director Pierpaolo Marino, who has been observing the Spaniard’s move to Inter closely.

“It didn’t take long for Inter to replace Jose Mourinho with Benitez, though some of his staff still need to be appointed,” Marino told TMW.

“Benitez has asked for only one player from (Inter president Massimo) Moratti, that of Mascherano, who will take charge of Inter’s nerve centre, a lavish complement for the strongest team in Europe.

“The other movements, as a whole and as it should be, will come from (Inter chief) Marco Branca.”