Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood rates Christian Benteke 'their Gareth Bale'.

Sherwood doesn't expect Liverpool to match Benteke's £32.5 million buyout clause.

"A lot of teams have sold their one player, Gareth Bale, Luis Suarez, and then tried to get the same results by bringing in six or seven. It doesn't happen, does it?" said Sherwood.

"You can take your £32.5m but try and spend it! It's a tough market out there. Other chairmen would be happy wouldn't they? If Christian was to go the prices go up, clubs would hold us to ransom.

"I think Liverpool have shown an interest but there's not been a bid worth considering. They've got six or seven strikers themselves at the moment - they've just taken two new ones in as well!

"They've got Divock Origi back, they've got Danny Ings, the Brazilian boy Roberto Firmino for £29m – they've got a few options there."