This deal is not going to happen as Benteke has a problem with his Achilles' tendon and £31 million is too big a risk.

I know he got the Bacca to West Ham transfer right a few weeks in advance.

I just want to help this thread get to the 100 pages it deserves

I guess, only those on the inside & close to the action will really know how much of what,s been said so far has any truth, is this latest reaction from the agent just a move to try to get palace to up the offer / increase wages / perks to try to encourage a better deal for his client.......

Does the agent want to big himself up , to try to convince people that whatever others have spoken about so far is just talk, effectively the deal dosent happen unless he has a say in whats going on ?

or has as some have suggested the deal derailed & people trying to save face ....

As far as we know no medical seems to have taken place....

but interestingly neither Palace or Liverpool have come out and said, that their interest in doing the deal has ended, so one would think that there is still something to talk about.

dont mind giving anyone a first chance, and even a second, but either his agent or benteke himself are taking the p1ss. Time to cut our losses on time spent getting him and instead bring in less of a diva.

Edited by DivingIsNotGood (12 Jul 2016 6.57am)

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Please lets move on, his agent says he wants to play for Liverpool next season.