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Benteke agent tells Aston Villa fan - 'He will not sign a new contract'

The agent of Christian Benteke has reportedly told an Aston Villa supporter that his client wants to leave the club.

A video has emerged of a Villa fan pretending to be a Premier League manager holding a conversation with Benteke's representative Kismet Eris about the future of the Belgian striker.

The supporter, whose name on Facebook is Ty TeeBee Bracey, left a voicemail on Eris' phone before the agent called him back to discuss Benteke who is a target for the likes of Liverpool, Tottenham and Manchester United.

Eris said in the call: "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.

"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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