Lets face it, he has 3 and bit years left, so no point in extending that if a gentleman's agreement has been arrived at, where he will be allowed to leave if a CL club comes in for him at the end of next term. If one does not, then he simply allows the contract to wind down which forces us in reducing the fee we are willing to receive, so hes not going to sign an extension.
This is purely about rewarding him for the season he had, which we are happy to do and what his agent feels he can wrangle out of us.
His agent seems to have lost his voice at the moment, so im confident Benteke will stay.