Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke has completed his £32.5m move to Liverpool this evening.
#LFC are delighted to confirm the signing of Belgian striker @bentekechris20 from @AVFCOfficial #BentekeLFC pic.twitter.com/QODMLLUGhn
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 22, 2015
The Belgian passed his medical on Monday and arrived at Melwood today evening to complete the paperwork and is now a Liverpool player.
The 24-year-old signed his contract with #LFC today after successfully completing a medical #BentekeLFC pic.twitter.com/b4rPKFqEhH — Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 22, 2015
The Reds confirmed the transfer through their social media account and their official website. The Belgian will now join his teammates in training tomorrow.
Read the full story on @bentekechris20 signing a long-term #LFC contract here: http://t.co/1eZUwnnGEm #BentekeLFC pic.twitter.com/LMZHB7ytZK
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 22, 2015
The likes of Coutinho, Emre Can, Firmino were left out of the pre-season tour due to their international commitments and are training separately at Merseyside.
Benteke has 24 caps and seven goals for Belgium to date. 10 key facts here: http://t.co/92ZLZTPTuS #BentekeLFC pic.twitter.com/iYuLKu0fH5 — Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 22, 2015
Furthermore, Aston Villa wished their former player well and confirmed his transfer through their Twitter account as well.
TRANSFER NEWS: @BentekeChris20 has joined Liverpool. Info here: http://t.co/szVZNdLlPZ #AVFC pic.twitter.com/6OPrEoRuXI
— Aston Villa FC (@AVFCOfficial) July 22, 2015
Benteke spoke to the Liverpool media after completing his mega-money move and stated that he wanted to win trophies with Liverpool and will work hard to make the fans happy.
“I came here to win trophies. I came here to reach some great goals with the team”.
“It’s about winning trophies. It’s about doing something in [my] career I can maybe explain to my son or my kids what I did”.
“There’s a lot of feelings. I want first to meet my new teammates and I want to work with the manager and his staff”.
I’m very happy to be part of the Liverpool family now and I will do everything to make them happy and work hard for them and my teammates”, he said.
Benteke: The First Interview by lfcnewsvideos
Here are some of the best photos as the Belgian was announced as the club’s second most expensive signing.
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