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2) Christian Benteke – Liverpool to Crystal Palace

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Christian Benteke celebrates scoring

This has been in the grapevine for quite a while and chances of Benteke leaving Anfield are still quite high. The Liverpool and Belgium striker has not managed to confirm his inclusion for a regular spot in Klopp's starting XI and his move to Crystal Palace is highly probable even after Liverpool rejected an offer for £25m earlier this month.

Sky Sports’ Leon McKenzie has already endorsed Christian Benteke as a good fit for Crystal Palace, with claims surfacing intermittently about Benteke having agreed terms with The Eagles.

Benteke has also being linked with West Ham and Real Madrid, with Klopp also hinting at wanting to move out Lucas, Adam Bogdan, Tiago Ilori, Mario Balotelli and Lazar Markovic. Liverpool are reportedly demanding close to the £32.5m they paid Aston Villa for Benteke and Crystal Palace have hinted they are willing to meet their demands but have not yet made an improved offer to meet the £30m asking price.

The Belgian has joined Liverpool for their pre-season tour but his future still remains uncertain and it does seem to be a fall from grace for the Belgian international to move away from Liverpool to Palace.

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