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Spanish veteran Rafael Benítez to coach Alex Iwobi next season

Alex Iwobi (Instagram/Everton)
Alex Iwobi (Instagram/Everton)
Iwobi will resume pre-season at Everton to work with a new coach.
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Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi will be playing under his third coach at Everton after they appointed Spanish veteran Rafael Benítez as their new manager for next season.

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Despite fans’ backlash, Everton on Tuesday, June 30, 2021, confirmed former Liverpool boss Benitez as their new manager. 

This means Iwobi will have a new manager when he resumes pre-season with the Toffees on Monday, July 5. 

The Nigeria international joined Everton in the summer of 2019 from his boyhood club Arsenal. 

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Portuguese coach Marco Silva was in charge when he joined, and he briefly played club legend Durcan Ferguson, before Carlo Ancelotti took over midway in the 2019/2020 season. 

He played an entire season under Ancelotti before the manager made a return to Real Madrid

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