The agent of Christian Benteke expects him to stay with Aston Villa this month.

The Belgium centre-forward has been linked with Arsenal and Chelsea in recent days.

"One must be realistic. He played on New Year's Day, so to speak of leaving is ridiculous," agent Kismet Eris told footmercato.net.

"There is no question that he will leave in the current situation. It was not planned at the beginning of the season, it is not planned now."

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