Christian Benteke had a breakout season with Aston Villa and his 19 league goals were the main reason that Villa survived in the Premier League. But if Benteke's quotes today were anything to go by, Villa fans will have a nervous summer waiting to see if the Belgian returns to Birmingham.
If Aston Villa say I must stay, I won't necessarily accept that. I do not in any way want to feel I didn't get the most out of my career.
Of course playing the World Cup in Rio is in my head. But I have no fear of falling out of the team. With my family I will decide where my future lies.
That is a great response to a club trying to force you to stay. Think a lot of Villa fans are probably sitting down with a damp cloth over their eyes at the moment.
Quotes from Belgian newspaper Nieuwsblad.
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