Aston Villa Transfers: 5 Clubs Alerted By Christian Benteke's Transfer Request

4. Arsenal

Barcelona and Atlético Madrid have agreed a deal that will see David Villa move to capital subject to a medical. Gonzalo Higuaín and Wayne Rooney have both been linked to the Emirates Stadium lately, and on Monday had a £30 million bid rejected for Luis Suárez. With two of those players being regular starters for Champions League teams last season and Suárez being the focal point of a Liverpool side building to compete for the top four, a move for Christian Benteke should be a more realistic move for Arsène Wenger. Arsenal had four different players score 10+ goals in the Premier League last season, and with the strikers the Gunners have been linked to this summer suggests that the French manager is looking for a 20+ a season man. Christian Benteke scored 19 for a team that only netted 47 goals last season. Think what he could do for a team that scored 72€
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Barrie's View is a football stat man focusing mainly on the English Premier League. Barrie also contributes to other large football blogs, including Back Page Football and Football Talk, and has been cited by the USA Today.