Crystal Palace 'hopeful of Christian Benteke arrival'

Crystal Palace are reportedly hopeful of signing Christian Benteke from Liverpool this summer.

Negotiations between the two clubs appeared to have broken down after the Eagles saw a £25m bid rejected at the start of July, with Liverpool keen to recoup as much as possible of the £32.5m they paid for the striker last summer.

However, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp last week hinted that Benteke was not in his first-team plans, prompting Palace to reopen talks with the Merseysiders.

The Telegraph reports that Palace are willing to match Benteke's £120,000-a-week wages, while the player himself is thought to be keen on a move to Selhurst Park.

The two clubs are now wrangling over a price for the 25-year-old, who would become Palace's fourth signing of the summer.

The Eagles are known to be in the market for a striker this summer, and previously failed in an attempt to sign Michy Batshuayi before the Belgian joined Chelsea.