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According to The Times, Chinese club Shandong Luneng Taishan have offered £15m for Crystal Palace forward Christian Benteke, who has struggled for form in front of goal in the past two seasons, netting just four league goals since the start of the 2017/18 campaign.
The Belgian behemoth fell behind Michy Batshuayi in the pecking order once his compatriot signed for the Eagles on loan in January and it seems now that he could be on his way out.
What's the word?
Well, The Times report that the 28-year-old could join his international teammate, Marouane Fellaini, in the Far East this summer after three mixed seasons at Selhurst Park.
The former Aston Villa and Liverpool striker was signed for £27m in 2016 and went on to score 17 goals in his first campaign in red and blue under Alan Pardew and then Sam Allardyce, although it's all been downhill since.
Injuries have curtailed the hitman's opportunities in the starting XI but his performances when fit haven't helped either - Palace fans in the Holmesdale end will be familiar with the 6 ft 3 flop taking aim at goal, mainly because the ball usually hits them rather than the back of the net.
Take it and run, Palace
The Selhurst Park outfit could face a big reshuffle in the coming months, with the futures of star men Wilfried Zaha and Aaron Wan-Bissaka uncertain and a number of players surely deemed surplus to requirements. While the transfer sagas concerning the aforementioned duo will likely dominate the remainder of the window, Palace should have no doubts about accepting this bid for Benteke.
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The striker takes up an extraordinary amount of the Eagles' wage budget, raking in £130,000-a-week - a figure Palace surely can't justify any longer - and, with just a year left on the 34-cap international's current deal, they could face losing him on a free next summer if they don't sell him soon.
Steve Parish and co likely won't get a better offer than this between now and January so they should be biting the Chinese suitor's hand off and packing Benteke's bags.