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Chelsea and Man Utd target Christian Benteke prefers Liverpool move over Spurs switch
CHRISTIAN BENTEKE would reportedly rather join Liverpool even if Tottenham agree a deal with Aston Villa.
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Benteke has emerged as a Spurs target, with the north London outfit keen to sacrifice Emmanuel Adebayor in order to make a deal happen.
The powerful Belgian has courted interest from United and Chelsea as well as Liverpool, however they are reluctant to meet his £32.5million asking price.
Spurs in fact tried to sign Benteke two years ago, but were unsuccessful in prising him from Villa Park.
But the London Evening Standard claim Benteke was unhappy with Spurs' approach for him back then.
Christian Benteke has a lot of clubs sniffing around him
Benteke is thought to be wary of them and instead would prefer to join Liverpool instead, the report suggests.
However, it is not clear whether Spurs could afford to activate Benteke's release clause.
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