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title: "Palace face late competition for Benteke signing"
canonical: "https://readcrystalpalace.com/2016/08/15/palace-face-late-competition-benteke-signing/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Emery"
section: "Crystal Palace Transfer News"
published: "2016-08-15T16:44:50Z"
modified: "2016-08-15T16:44:50Z"
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# Palace face late competition for Benteke signing

According to [the Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3741563/Chelsea-weigh-Torino-defender-Nikola-Maksimovic-Antonio-Conte-grows-frustrated-Kalidou-Koulibaly-stalemate.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490), Crystal Palace could face late competition from West Ham for Liverpool striker Christian Benteke.

The report says that Benteke is unlikely to join West Brom, with Crystal Palace and West Ham currently in the frame to sign him.

Crystal Palace have been on the lookout for a striker all summer, with Benteke seen as the number one target at this point of the window.

![Ian MacNicol/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readcrystalpalace.com/readcrystalpalace/sites/17/2016/08/502931694.jpg)

Liverpool are looking for around £32m for Benteke, which is likely to have priced a number of clubs out of a move for the Belgian.

Benteke only joined Liverpool last year from Aston Villa, but failed to make much of an impact at Anfield last season and has fallen out of favour under Jurgen Klopp.

However, Palace are now looking to end his misery and bring him to London.

Alan Pardew will be hoping to lure Benteke in, with regular first team football guaranteed.