Liverpool striker Christian Benteke agrees personal terms with Crystal Palace as club hold out for £30m transfer fee- Christian Benteke is not in the plans of Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp
- The striker endured a disappointing season after joining for £32.5m
- Crystal Palace are determined to land Benteke but Liverpool want £30m
- The 25-year-old's representatives have agreed personal terms with Palace
- Alan Pardew wants a new striker after seeing his side struggle for goals
Christian Benteke is edging closer to leaving Liverpool after holding positive talks with Crystal Palace.The Belgian suffered a disappointing first season at Anfield following a £32.5million switch from Aston Villa last summer.
Benteke, currently at Euro 2016, is not in Jurgen Klopp’s plans going forward and realises he may need to leave to avoid his career stagnating.
Sportsmail understands the 25-year-old’s representatives have verbally agreed to personal terms in principle after discussions with Palace officials this week.Palace are extremely keen to land Benteke, who was chased by several Premier League sides this time last year.Liverpool want to recoup the majority of the fee they paid Villa and feel £30m is a fair price. Whether Palace are willing to go as high as that remains to be seen.Benteke has four seasons remaining on his five-year contract at Merseyside but opportunities would be limited under Klopp, even more so after the £30m signing of Sadio Mane from Southampton.
Palace are ready to spend significantly this summer and tabled a bid of £31m for Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi before he opted for Chelsea.
Andros Townsend was unveiled by Palace on Friday morning on the triggering of his £13m release clause at Newcastle after their relegation to the Championship.
Alan Pardew saw his side struggle for goals last season, with only West Brom and Villa scoring fewer than their 39 in the league.
The Eagles boss hopes Benteke recaptures the sort of form which made him one of the most feared target men in English football.
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