Personally pretty neutral about Benteke. Hasn't been helped over much this season, but hasn't really shown enough either.
I am actually in no hurry to sell him, because I think we may struggle to attract the top quality striker we need and with Sturridge's injury problems Benteke could, if given a little more help prove at least an adequate solution.
Certainly if we are going to play one up with no pace we may as well sell him now, but hopefully our lack of pace will be addressed in this transfer window and then who knows... meanwhile having a plan B is always a good idea.
No rush to sell imo, but any offer close to what we paid and I would take it.
S@int there is not that many times that I totally disagree with you but this is one of them... To be honest, I have always felt that Benteke was the wrong type of player for the style of football that we play. I always said that we need to sign someone who was similar to Suarez, Javier Hernandez for instance. We could have had him for a third of what we paid for Benteke... Keeping Benteke would compound that mistakeā¦
The time spend working with him could be better spent elsewhere, working with Ings,Mane,Origi,Firmino,Grujic, etc Players that will be called upon regularly that will make a difference in the coming campaign.
The youth players; Kent, Brannagan, Ojo, Stewart, Smith, Ejaria, Alexander-Arnold, Woodburn etc, that will be involved in many a campaign to come
We cannot behold on to a player that proves he does not fit the system, nor has the heart or desire to even try to fit that system in the hope that we my need him, when we already have so many other more capable options...
Keeping Benteke also send a message (I Believe) that once you make it to LFC you can just sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labour, your work is done, that youāre a officially a great player, when actually what you should be thinking is that you have to now step up a gear or two prove why you should be here...
Money wise... We paid some Ā£32m for Benteke and each week we keep him cost us between Ā£50-Ā£100K... If we keep him for another season that will have cost us between another Ā£7.5m - Ā£14m in wages alone... Even If we sell him at a loss on the initial lay out, lets say Ā£20m we should take it... By the end of this season, money wise Benteke would have cost us between Ā£39.5m - Ā£46m with very little or no return...
Both Like you and respect your views, and 99.9% I feel that you are spot on... Sorry mate I believe that this is that .1%