Benteke to West Ham? The fans react
Christian Benteke is being widely touted as a big Irons target this summer.
No sooner than the story broke than the Liverpool striker spoke out about his treatment at Anfield and his unhappiness with manager Jurgen Klopp.
That normally suggests a player ho may be cashing in on the publicity generated from the transfer talk but should that possible switch be to West Ham?
ClaretandHugh readers at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ have been airing their views. Here’s a selection of their comments.
O My only worry is his injury problems! Still young and proved he can score in the prem….he was never going to do well at liverpool
O The trouble is why would we want a player like Benteke when Andy Carroll is starting to show his form
O Question is would you have signed him on his villa form….yes!
O I find it hard to judge Benteke – a few seasons looking ok in a progressively worse Villa team, and now his stint at Anfield where he looks like a fish out of water with zero confidence. Not sure he’s the 20-goal a season man, anymore than Sakho, Carroll and Valencia are!
O I think he has shown that he has to have the right support and team players to perform.
O Yes, he was good at Villa, but look at us in terms of performance, we have shown real quality, fight, comradeship and determination and I can’t see what he would bring to the team that we have not got already.
We need to get out of the “Who can we get, who is cheap, who is available?” attitude and ask “what can they bring to strengthen the squad, will they be consistent, are they someone we actually want?”
We need to get out of the “Who can we get, who is cheap, who is available?” attitude and ask “what can they bring to strengthen the squad, will they be consistent, are they someone we actually want?”
O Given Slav’s success with his chosen players so far, if he wants him get him!