Christian Benteke joined Crystal Palace from Liverpool in 2016 and after managing to score 15 goals in his debut season for the Eagles, he has struggled to impress.
Since the start of the 2017/18 season, the striker has netted nine goals in the league and three of them came in last three league matches.
The Belgium international has been regularly linked with a move away from Selhurst Park in the previous window, but the former Aston Villa star wanted to continue with the London club to prove his worth.
That’s what his agent, Kismet Eris, told Het Nieuwsblad.
“Did Christian have a bad period? Yes, certainly. But if you analyse the last three years, it hasn’t always been bad. It is also no coincidence that none of the club’s other strikers score a lot,” Eris said.
“In a way, Christian’s biggest problem is his good upbringing. He’s never going to be in trouble if he doesn’t play. But if a problem does not exist, the trainer will not just solve it. Fortunately, he is mentally strong. He could leave, but did not want to leave, because he still had something to prove.”
Benteke’s current deal with the Premier League side will expire at the end of this season.
Despite failing to find the back of the net regularly for Roy Hodgson’s side, his representative admitted the player is drawing attention from elsewhere.
“Staying [at Palace] is not excluded, but there is also interest from other clubs from England, Italy and Spain,” he said.
Eris’ comments doesn’t provide clarity as to where Benteke will play beyond this season.
Club Brugge have been mentioned as a suitor for the frontman, but Eris has dismissed the possibility of his client moving to Belgium.
“Club Brugge? That has been a possibility in the past, yes. But for the time being Christian is only going to Belgium to go on vacation,” Eris explained.
