Liverpool Transfer News: Latest Christian Benteke Rumours and Jon Flanagan Deal

Christian Benteke will be allowed to leave Liverpool but won’t be going anywhere on the cheap according to manager Jurgen Klopp, per Liam Corcoran of Sky Sports.

The Belgium international has failed to secure a starting position at the club since his £32.5 million transfer from Aston Villa last summer and is now set to depart Anfield for the right price.

Klopp addressed Benteke’s current situation at his press conference on Friday ahead of the Reds’ International Champions Cup fixture with La Liga this weekend. Per Corcoran, he was quoted as saying:

Everyone knows about it. Christian has already said maybe it makes sense to go to another club. Christian is still a really great striker.

We have a few more strikers and I think it makes more sense to give them match time. But if there are clubs that want a real striker than they have to make real offers otherwise we will find solutions. A few clubs try to gamble but we are not part of this, we are serious.

Sky Sports News HQ caught the footage from the pre-match meeting:

WATCH: Jurgen Klopp expects Christian Benteke to leave @LFC but only at right price: https://t.co/fhUDs5wWw7 #SSNHQ https://t.co/ttMGMPyTH3

— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) August 5, 2016

Bought by former manager Brendan Rodgers, the 25-year-old centre forward appeared to be an odd fit for the Northern Irishman’s preferred tactics even considering his impressive goal-scoring for Villa. Per WhoScored.com, during his time with the west Midlands club, the former Genk attacker netted 42 goals in 82 …

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