CI Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Not a penny short of £30m No Stephen Ireland type makeweights No sale to Liverpool Plenty of add ons built in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ghost Posted May 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 24, 2013 Not sure if it's been posted yet. Sky Sports Christian Benteke's agent has moved to distance the Aston Villa striker from comments suggesting he would try to force a move away from the club. A report in The Sun on Friday linked the Belgian to just about all of the Premier League's leading clubs, and suggested that he would do everything he could to get away from Villa Park. But his agent Eris Kismet told Sky Sports that the report was inaccurate and that Benteke was not looking to get in to some kind of war with the club. Kismet said: "Christian and I are surprised and disgusted by a story in the Sun newspaper claiming Benteke can do what he wants. "He has been misquoted. "The true line is that Christian does not want to make a war with Aston Villa. "He has called me today from New York and he is disgusted, I have told him not to speak to any media from now on." "If there is interest, which is normal after the season he has had, no way will problems be made by Christian and myself. That is what he said in the interview!" 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Agent sounds like trouble to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 If he stays 1 more season, scores 20+ goals. Has a great WC, then he can pretty much go to any team he likes.. His game is far from complete, still got a lot to learn... Pretty much this, and its what will happen in all honesty. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwan Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 It's not a surprise that the papers are fueling the fire more than anything. It was shown multiple times that CB said he didn't want to leave the club and that he was happy to play another year because the manager trusts him and the fans like him. Yes, if United or Chelsea or City swoop in with 30M+, there's not really much you can do, but I think any reports of CB trying to force his way out of the club are grossly exaggerated. Keep your pants on folks. It's not even June. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted May 24, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted May 24, 2013 hopefully he'll sign his new deal when he gets back and then we can move on to shitting ourselvs about something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Agent sounds like trouble to me Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Villa star player sale shock horror Nah, all joking aside if he wants to leave then let's let him, provided we get a shed loads of money for the transfer in addition to numerous add-ons based on his success. If he wants to stay, then great! We have no reason to be worse off here... He has a contract which isn't close to expiring AND we know he is worth between twenty/thirty million now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Agent sounds like trouble to me Really, he sounds like one of the least troublesome agents in recent times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Agent sounds like trouble to me Really, he sounds like one of the least troublesome agents in recent times. He could've kept quiet and let the press continue pushing but he's come out and said they're upset about it. Sounds decent to be honest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Actually his agent sounds on the ball. Seems to have a good relationship with Villa. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Actually you're probably right, the agent has tried his best to diffuse things. Or perhaps the cynic in me says he's engineered it all? Either way clubs are now on full alert re CB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgian guy Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 u know the problem is that benteke's isnt a good PR guy he isnt good in interviews the interviewers alway try to get a quote from him to abuse it and change some things in it just like the arsenal story they try to put words in his mouth so they can fill their papers. and his agen doesn't make anything better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgian guy Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 im off again be later back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 im off again be later back. Noted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Might have been better if Lambert hadnt said anything? Just adds fuel to the fire. Really the club should keep quiet, wait til the international are over and then have a serious chat with Benteke and his agent about what is/isn't going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 TBH I don't think he deserves to be slagged off. He's a football player looking to further his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgian guy Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 ok im going to study my french exam so il try to come here and check as much i can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 TBH I don't think he deserves to be slagged off. He's a football player looking to further his career. If what he is quoted as saying isn't true, great. If it is true, who can really blame him? He has no reason to love Villa like we do. The reality is, from a non-Villa fan perspective, he is at one of the Premier League's worst teams and a couple of the Premier League's best teams wants to have him, pay him more and give him medals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Trying to put myself in CB's shoes for a moment (they're too big for my feet), I reckon there are logical arguments either side: - playing for Villa ought not to affect his chances of playing in the WC, so let's rule that one out - playing for Villa is fun. We play attacking football, built around him. Who doesn't enjoy that? - he's young enough for another season at Villa, without worrying too much about wages - in all likelihood, if we keep him we'll get a top 10 finish, possibly challenging for Europa League. - most of the major teams in England (and he's built for English football) are in flux at the moment - out of the top 7, only Arsenal have a manager who's been in place longer than a year. On the other hand... - besides maybe City, none of the top clubs has a proper target man. He would be a natural replacement for Drogba at Mourinho's Chelsea Mk II. Huge statement of intent for Arsenal/Spurs. - he knows the Villa fans probably won't begrudge him leaving if we get a decent price for him (which we almost certainly would) - he's already good enough to play Champions League football, and might think the earlier the better in terms of getting used to the tactics and psychology of that level of football - he has a special relationship with Villa at the moment, but you could see him developing something similar at Arsenal or Spurs (he might be overshadowed a bit at United, and Chelsea fans are complete words removed). - his agent makes a helluva lot more money by shifting him on now So let's see what happens. If he does leave, I hope he continues to get the credit he deserves. Top top player, pleasure to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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