West Ham fans react as Rafa Benitez is unveiled as pundit for Arsenal clash

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Rafa Benitez has been linked with both Arsenal and West Ham.

And the former Premier League manager is at The London Stadium tonight. Benitez will be in the Sky Sports studios as a pundit for West Ham’s clash with Arsenal.

Arsenal and West Ham have both considered appointing Benitez recently, as per The Daily Mail. However, his £20m buy-out clause in his Dalian Yifang contract is putting both clubs off.

Benitez: Long-term Hammers target

Benitez is currently in the Chinese Super League after leaving Newcastle United in the summer. He has previously spent time with Liverpool and he nearly joined West Ham before taking the Real Madrid job.

With Manuel Pellegrini’s job under scrutiny, Benitez could be one of the options for West Ham. Arsenal are currently without a manager, after sacking Unai Emery, so they might consider a move too.

Interestingly, then, Benitez has decided to be a guest in the studio for this game – amid the managerial vacancy links. West Ham fans have taken to Twitter as they find this suspicious. Here are some tweets about it.