Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce has made the bold claim that he would not swap Christian Benteke for any striker in the league, including Harry Kane.
When asked about the form of the Belgian hitman, Allardyce said that he would not swap him for anyone on present form.
Benteke has scored 14 Premier League goals for Palace since his big money from Liverpool last summer.
Harry Kane has scored 20 Premier League goals for Tottenham, whilst Romelu Lukaku is top of the charts with 24 goals for Everton.
Benteke, however, has netted five goals in his last fives matches for a Palace side which have won six of their last eight games in the league.
Speaking to The Daily Mail, Allardyce said this about Benteke:
I wouldn’t swap him at this moment. Christian was the leading scorer when I arrived, and then had a bit of a lean spell.
Then a goal against Bournemouth, missed a few before and after that, then there was a resurgence of confidence after scoring two in Russia for Belgium. Being away on international duty did him the world of good for us.
Benteke scored twice against Liverpool at the weekend to secure a 2-1 win for Palace and push to within two points of the desired 40-point mark for the season.
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