briny_ear Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 At this time of year, most rumours about players moving for a particular fee are 100% bullshit. Wait until May when the accountants have had a look at their clubs' books- then the real deals get going. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMushroom Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Christian Benteke's agent admits playing for Inter Milan would be a 'dream' for the Aston Villa striker, but he could stay with the Premier League side. The Belgian forward has been in fine form since his £7million switch from Genk last summer, netting 17 times for Paul Lambert's side. While the 22-year-old could stay if Villa remain in the Premier League, agent Eris Kismet admits if a big club like Inter were to make an offer, they would evaluate it. He told interlive.it: "I have had no contacts with Inter personally and I don't know if the two clubs have spoken about him. Certainly Inter is one of those clubs where Christian dreams of playing. "A move in the summer? In football everything is possible if the three parties find a solution that makes everyone happy. "Benteke has a good relationship with the manager Paul Lambert and if Aston Villa will remain in the Premier League he could stay, since he is fine with the club and with the fans. "But if a big club like Inter were to make an offer, we'll evaluate it." http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11661/8599815 Reading the above, if i were Benteke, i think i mght be looking for a new agent. One that has my future at heart and not one trying to make a quick buck from my success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 So what do people think his transfer value should be set at ? I've heard £14m touted about which I think is too low to be honest for a 21 year old with his goal record this season, 16 for us 2 for Genk, 2 for Belgium. And he's got 3.5 years left on his villa contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 At least he says that Benteke is happy with us and has a good relationship with Lambert, which is obviously vital to him staying. @CI I think we'd be asking for at least £20m, anything less and we'd be getting robbed. Of course it all depends on Lerner and shitface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_eristic Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 That can't be that agent's real name. Eris = strife, discord. Kismet = fate, destiny. It is just about the perfect name for a football agent, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoughboroughLion Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 If we stay in the Permiership, I would be very worried if we sold him in the summer. This simply being because of the fee involved. I dont think any club would offer us a figure that will match the importance he holds in our team. Given his importance to our team, his age and potential, I would value him somewhere between 14-16m. Some may look at that and say it is laughable, but in my opinion, that's because he is crucial to us. I wonder whether another team would pay that? I can see a situation where a club bigger than ours offers 10m and the world expects us to accept, we don't and then we get branded as stubborn and trying to hold onto a player which consequently makes him unhappy and its lose lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 (edited) Anything less than 25 mill and clubs can do one I thought we have a billionaire chairman its not like we need to sell him is it? Edited March 26, 2013 by AshVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Hes on a 4 year deal so we should be able to keep him another year and then still cash in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 His agent has piped up a few times now. They get so much money on transfers im pretty sure if he moved to Milan the first thing his agent will be doing is working out where he could go to next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Is he playing tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted March 26, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted March 26, 2013 Yeah he is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 and its lose lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazmonkey Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 IMO I think he will stay but at the same time I think he will want to go as the interest in him grows. Most of the big clubs are looking at him its his first season in the prem, and rightly so getting the attention for scoring goals and being a good forward player. However, I think most if not all the big clubs will give it another season, the second season syndrome, look at Grant Holt last season everyone looked at him now, zero interest. If Benteke has another season like this next year and a good world cup then he is definitely off. The big clubs will probably test the water this summer but next summer will be the real one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMushroom Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 IMO I think he will stay but at the same time I think he will want to go as the interest in him grows. Most of the big clubs are looking at him its his first season in the prem, and rightly so getting the attention for scoring goals and being a good forward player. However, I think most if not all the big clubs will give it another season, the second season syndrome, look at Grant Holt last season everyone looked at him now, zero interest. If Benteke has another season like this next year and a good world cup then he is definitely off. The big clubs will probably test the water this summer but next summer will be the real one. I think so much has been said about allowing Lambert to build his own side with fresh, young and hungry players, we simply can not sell either him or Weimann, because it just does the opposite. Relegation puts things in a different light, but these are the foundation stones. Stay up and sell either, then when know exactly where Lerner sees us and what little ambition we have. You build around players like those, not sell at the earliest opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 .....if he wants to go ..there is very little we can do about it.......a bit like when we brought him........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMushroom Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 .....if he wants to go ..there is very little we can do about it.......a bit like when we brought him........ True.... But hes happy and likes it here. We just have to show him that survival is not our first priority or the next 3 years of his contract. Show him something that will have him thinking hes part of something. Let him grow with the side. Does his career and development no harm, and then when an Inter come in for him, we are quids in. There has to be a long term stratagy here, or whats the point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Whatever happends he won't be going to Internazionale, they are in a financial mess and will miss out on the Champions League meaning they will have to rein in their spending even more. They won't be spending £15-20 million on Benteke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulfromsutton Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Another day another link by the papers this time Spurs http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2300201/Tottenham-lead-chase-Christian-Benteke-face-competition-Manchester-City-Inter-Milan.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy1 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Ohhh Christian Benteke. Ohhh Christian Benteke. Sorry, I'm compelled to yell that at least 5 times a day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan_007 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Another day another link by the papers this time Spurs http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2300201/Tottenham-lead-chase-Christian-Benteke-face-competition-Manchester-City-Inter-Milan.html Sad state of affairs when players are linked to spurs from us. From day one that would always have been a side step. Shocking drop in status for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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