Christian Benteke

[Irishnev]

Especially when FSG are keen to have a minimal base pay with incentives added on. The way Benteke is playing, he'll owe us when he leaves.

[Rich]

His Villa record is still fresh in people's memories and you can easily state the case that we don't play to the guy's strengths. I don't think we'll lose too much cash on him.

[RedReet]

With double fixtures coming up and Europa matches hopefully, I can see us rotating a bit and fancy him to get a few more before the end of teh season to entice some buyers.

[Tribute]

With double fixtures coming up and Europa matches hopefully, I can see us rotating a bit and fancy him to get a few more before the end of teh season to entice some buyers.

I don't think we'll have any problem moving him on for a decent wedge come the summer. Increased TV money, a distinct lack of good quality strikers available - we'll get a few clubs interested in taking him out of desperation.

West Ham are just testing the water to see if they can get another makeweight striker from us on the cheap...

[The_weatherman]

Any chance of us keeping him for another season? Just to have a different plan and giving him more time?

[Norbs]

No.

[dww]

Any chance of us keeping him for another season? Just to have a different plan and giving him more time?

I think if Ings makes a good recovery it would be a possibility (and not a terrible one). I think if a good bid comes in for him we would sell him though and that it would be for the best for both him and us.

I'm often surprised that we don't bring in young plan B type players at the U18-U21 level though. We seemingly bought Stewart in to add some size to the youth midfield and he has already contributed in the first team. Seems a much more cost effective method than buying or retaining experienced players for such roles in the squad.

[Slinky Skills]

Peter Risdale what a moron.

It's not as black and white as my post probably comes across but it will be an agreement with the player as an individual. If the player and the club are happy for payments to be made in instalments, I'm sure that would take place. The way it's reported is as if West Ham (in this case)!will invoice Liverpool each month asking for £250,000. The reality is that we might just be sending Benteke a negotiated fee in the weekly BACS run.

I still doubt Benteke is on that amount of coin. Especially when FSG are keen to have a minimal base pay with incentives added on. The way Benteke is playing, he'll owe us when he leaves.

[Maxiedge]

Some nice touches when he came on last night.

Just saying ...

[Cormack74]

Liverpool striker Christian Benteke is a summer target for Juventus, writes Tom Hopkinson in the Sunday People.

The Italian champions enquired about the 25-year-old’s availability in the January transfer window, but the Reds were not willing to let him leave then.

However, boss Jurgen Klopp will cash in at the end of the season if a suitable offer is made for a player on whom Liverpool splashed £32.5million last summer.

Sunday People Sport understands Klopp will demand at least £25m for Belgium international Benteke, who has struggled to prove his worth at Anfield since his move from Aston Villa.

Think this story is also doing the rounds in the place we don't mention. Not sure who had it first but it's probably pony anyway.

[danperkins]

So we'll get, Juve offer Liverpool F.C. £6.5m for Christian Benteke.

Stingy cunts they can **** off.

[danperkins]

So we'll get, Juve offer Liverpool F.C. £6.5m for Christian Benteke.

Stingy cunts they can **** off.

[Cormack74]

Did you have booze for breakfast Dan?

[Bender]

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Christian Benteke admits he cannot explain why Jurgen Klopp does not consider him to be Liverpool's first-choice striker.

The Belgium international joined in a £32.5 million deal from Aston Villa last July, but after eight goals in 35 appearances, Goal understands that Liverpool are now prepared to sell the striker at a loss this summer.

“Some team-mates have said that I was lucky with the arrival of Klopp, because I certainly would play,” Benteke told Sport/Voetbalmagazine.

“When your coach says he wanted to take you to Dortmund and a little later you sit at the same club and he ignores you, it is hard to understand.”


Benteke has not started a match since Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat to West Ham in the FA Cup on February 9, but the 25-year-old has hit back at suggestions that he is not suited to Klopp’s system.

"I do not understand why people say that,” he said.

[Rich]

Bye-bye Beneteke!