5 football players whose wages don't make any sense

#4 Christian Benteke

Christian Benteke’s Liverpool move didn’t go quite as planned

Christian Benteke is the latest example of how mediocrity is praised in the Premier League. Benteke’s £32.5 million transfer fee raised everyone’s eyebrows so the expectations of the Belgian becoming a goal scoring threat akin to Luis Suarez was always going to be there.

Benteke’s earnings were raised to £140,000 a week but when it came to performances on the pitch, the Belgian has been a poor, to say the least.

Benteke’s continuous failure has opened the gate of opportunity for forever injured Daniel Sturridge and he’s making the most of it. Sturridge scored 13 goals in all competitions in his mere 25 appearances compared to Benteke who scored 10 times in his 42 appearances in all competitions. But that won’t worry Benteke as long as the club is keeping its faith on him and giving a pay raise every other season in the hope of making a difference.