west ham are 11/2 now on skybet from 10/1

Palace are 1/10 from 1/12 not looking good is it

Everyone calm down! Such speculation and pant wetting.

From The Evening Standard:

West Ham have also been linked with a move for Liverpool’s Christian Benteke, along with London rivals Crystal Palace but feel the financial package – transfer fee and salary – is too high.

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I agree the evidence is circumstantial / flimsy - I based my comment on various newspaper stories over the past few days which have implied that it is Liverpool holding out for more. I won't be betting my house on this going through.

But we're about to win the Euros. That any good?

Also the west Ham thing May possibly be a Tactic by the Agent and Liverpool to Make us Crumble and pay up.

If West Ham come in then he will most likely go there. The speculation that they need to sell to get him seems ridiculous. They have just got the cash from Tomkins plus the fact they are going to be making a killing from the new stadium. If they want him they can get him, and sell players afterwards to balance the books.

When the possibility of Cabaye came up last season I was amazed, and I can remember speaking to my Dad on the phone after the transfer was confirmed. I was shocked, happy, proud of the club to have come so far. Lots of emotions. (Honestly I nearly cried. Probably did shed a couple.)

This deal is not the same. If Benteke wants to come then great, but we don't need him. There are other options, maybe not quite as good but if we have 30 million to play with then something will come up. We shouldn't be bending over backwards to accommodate him or to satisfy Liverpool. I will be delighted if this transfer comes off under good terms for us as a club, but also will be happy if the deal doesn't happen because we're getting extorted.

Edited by Alex1991 (06 Jul 2016 6.11pm)

Edited by Alex1991 (06 Jul 2016 6.13pm)

"Brighton are talking about how they're coming for us. And it's like, we've been waiting in the Premier League for you for ages." Wilfried Zaha, 2017.

How are we getting extorted? Watford value Deeney at more than £25m most on here would value Bolassie at atleast £25m so if Liverpool value Benteke at £30m based on the other 2 id bite their hands off! If it really comes down to £3m then as I've said before we can make that money back on the higher league position we'll finish in or by upping our value on Hennesey, Williams, Mutch etc

I'm not saying Benteke isn't worth that and I'm not saying we are getting extorted, but it might happen. It's quite common for deals to be spread out, not for all the cash to be put up at once. So Liverpool could be taking the mick. Also the player may ask for ridiculous wages, bonuses, image rights because we're not seen as a prestige club. Basically any situation where the player thinks he's doing us a favour.

I don't see us as that club but it's not unimaginable that Benteke would want a pay rise to come here as has been reported. Needs an extra 20,000 a week to "slum it" at a smaller team.

All I'm saying is that I hope the club don't just cave in to other's demands. More so with Benteke's demands than Liverpool but we shouldn't allow ourselves to be bullied.

"Brighton are talking about how they're coming for us. And it's like, we've been waiting in the Premier League for you for ages." Wilfried Zaha, 2017.

Seems to me that he doesn't actually want to come to Palace unless it is his last resort. He is obviously waiting on 'that better offer'.
To be honest, if he doesn't want to come then I don't want him to come either. If that is the case then so be it but please stop pi$$ing us around.

There's a bloke down my road who walks round in a Tesco's carrier bag. Turns out he is a brighton faggot.