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Christian Benteke speaks out about Liverpool exit

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He didn’t want to become a ‘loser’

Christian Benteke has revealed he left Liverpool this summer because he ‘did not want to become a loser’.

The 26 year old moved from Aston Villa to Liverpool in summer 2015, for ÂŁ32.5million.

However, he failed to live up to expectations and was shipped out to Palace for a similar price tag this summer.

Despite a speedy departure, he has said that his relationship with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp remains a good one.

“We have always had a good relationship,” Benteke told French newspaper L’Equipe.

“I went to see him in my first season at Aston Villa in 2013 because he wanted me to sign for Dortmund … It’s the sort of thing you have to accept.

“You have to face up to it. When Klopp came in, given the players available to him … I wasn’t among his first choices.

“Given the way he wanted to play, perhaps there were more interesting players than me. But I’m not a child: I didn’t cry, I didn’t moan, even if of course I wanted to play. It was frustrating.”

By Ben Kelly – @benkelly_10

 

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