Tag: Benteke
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Gestede Not the Benteke Replacement
When Rudy Gestede scored his first goal for Aston Villa, in the first game against Bournemouth. It seemed as though we may have found a replacement with Benteke, after scoring a towering header. 5 games and that statement couldn’t be any further away from the truth. Gestede arrived at Aston Villa for a fee of £6…
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Transfer Rumours: Praet, Holgate and Darder Deal
There has been a little bit of transfer news over the weekend. It seems as though Tottenham have pulled out of the race for Benteke as they are unwilling to make a £32.5 million bid. Adebayor is linked… yet again but wages are a stumbling block. Nothing that we haven’t heard yet. Aston Villa are…
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Aston Villa and Liverpool Agree Deal for Benteke
Talksport has published an article claiming that Aston Villa and Liverpool have reached an agreement over the transfer of Christian Benteke. Yesterday it was rumoured that Benteke would prefer to move to Liverpool over Tottenham. “My understanding is Christian Benteke, who has been on their radar for some time, is very close indeed to signing…
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Transfer Rumours: Begovic Bid Turned Down, Spurs Triple Swoop & Benteke Bid
Today there is more news on the Aston Villa transfer front. Stoke City have rejected a bid from Aston Villa for their keeper Asmir Begovic. Begovic is heading into his last 12-months on his current contract and will sit down with Mark Hughes and chief executive Tony Scholes to discuss a new deal. That hasn’t stopped…
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Transfer Rumours: Begovic a High Priority Target, Cousins & Benteke Update
The big transfer rumour news surrounding Aston Villa today was that Villa are favourites to sign Stoke City keeper Asmir Begovic. According to the Sentinel Aston Villa are willing match Chelsea’s offer for Begovic, offer a large wage package and first-team football incentive to Begovic. Sherwood is looking for a new first team keeper and hopes…