Benteke to Liverpool: Is he worth £32.5m?

Liverpool and Aston Villa have agreed terms for the transfer of Christian Benteke.

That basically means that the Merseyside club have agreed to pay the player's £32.5m buy-out clause. It's a fair wedge of cash for a player who's not everyone's cup of tea. The news has been greeted with mixed opinion. Some are excited about securing a proven Premier League goalscorer, whilst others think he is wildly overpriced. Here's just a sample of the divided opinion... Ged suggests that Villa fans will be pretty chuffed at receiving such a fee for their man... https://twitter.com/StutteringPrick/status/622699877294862336 Ddll argues that the price doesn't reflect the player's worth when compared to other strikers... https://twitter.com/Snexyglen/status/622699983691755525 Adam notices that a number of Liverpool fans mocking Raheem Sterling's £50m fee have gone quiet... https://twitter.com/Pearceio/status/622699992013250560 Kopology isn't sure the player is best suited to Liverpool's current tactics... https://twitter.com/Kopology/status/621763060198416388 James finds the negativity surrounding the deal a little strange... https://twitter.com/JamesMawFFT/status/622694569239543808 AnfieldRd96 is excited about the player's ability to unsettle the opposition... https://twitter.com/AnfieldRd96/status/622700961262403584 Shaun reiterates the notion that Benteke will ruffle a few feathers... https://twitter.com/Lshaunwsutton4/status/622699978167840768 Fraser wonders whether Brendan Rodgers has already altered his tactics to accommodate the Belgian... https://twitter.com/FraserCashy/status/622701349831114752 Whilst Bentekkers goes as far as comparing him (Benteke not Rodgers) to the great Didier Drogba... https://twitter.com/Bentekkered/status/622699956097282048 Of course opposition fans are more mocking of the deal. Hashbrown being a case in point... https://twitter.com/hesham786/status/621698084028968960 Serge also finds the deal highly amusing, particularly the hefty price tag... https://twitter.com/SergeMUFC/status/622694566714568704 John is the voice of reason, questioning the player's serious injury and how it may affect his performances... https://twitter.com/johnmerro1/status/622698960206077952