Former Aston Villa striker Tony Cascarino says the club should sell Belgium forward Christian Benteke - if he wants to leave.

Benteke, who scored 15 goals in 37 games last season, has two years remaining on his contract, which includes a buy-out clause, reportedly worth £32.5m.

Cascarino told the Express and Star: "You're fortunate to play for clubs like Villa and, I believe, if the player doesn't want to be there then you have to look elsewhere.

"He came back after injury and looked a shadow of the player for six months, he looked nowhere near the Benteke that ripped teams apart and took on teams on his own at times.

"And then he got back into the fold once Tim [Sherwood] got the job and looked the Benteke of old. But that's only over a four-month period."