Christian Benteke will turn down a new deal from Aston Villa and try force a move out of the club, his agent revealed during a prank phone call.
Regarded as one of the Premier League's most dangerous centre forwards, the Belgian has been heavily linked with a move away from Villa Park with a number of Premier League teams leading the chase for his signature.
With a turnaround in fortunes since Tim Sherwood joined the club, the 24-year-old has returned to his devastating best with the former Spurs boss desperate to tie down the striker to a new deal.
Benteke's representative Kismet Eris stated on Monday the player wanted to play for a club in Europe's premier competition with Villa reluctant to sell him for anything less than his £32.5m buy-out fee.
Eris confirmed that he was hoping to meet with the club's chief executive Tom Fox and Sherwood in the next nine days to discuss what will happen with the Belgium international this summer.
However, Eris apparently revealed that his representative would not be staying at Villa during a prank phone call with an individual posing as a Premier League manager.
"There is one thing for sure, he will not sign a new contract. I am waiting on a phone call from Tom Fox, I have to meet him," Eris is heard saying in the clip posted on Facebook.
"One thing for sure is that Christian will do whatever is possible legally, by insisting if he has to, to leave Aston Villa.
"That is not because he is not happy at all, it’s because just he wants to play for a higher team.
"Whatever happens he will not sign a new contract, but I can only talk about a new contract when it is proposed. As for now, there is nothing."
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