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Christian Benteke insists he wants to stay and fight for his place at Liverpool.

The Reds are open to offers for the out-of-favour £32.5million striker, who has endured a miserable first season at Anfield following his big money move from Aston Villa.

West Ham are keen to sign him this summer but Benteke hasn’t given up hope of forcing his way into Jurgen Klopp’s plans.

The Belgium international, who will miss Thursday’s Europa League clash with Borussia Dortmund due to a knee injury, has scored eight goals in 35 appearances for Liverpool, but hasn’t started a Premier League game since early January.

He has seen Daniel Sturridge, Roberto Firmino and Divock Origi all selected ahead of him, but has vowed to knuckle down as he looks to transform his fortunes.

“Obviously it has not been the best season for me here,” Benteke said.

“I haven’t played like I want to and that is frustrating but this is part of football.

“I never lose my self-confidence. But when you are not playing regularly you maybe lose a little bit of the speed or pace of the game compared to when you are playing in the side all of the time.

“You are just not as comfortable as when you play every weekend. Your match fitness isn’t the same.

“There is no secret. When things aren’t going well you just have to work harder and trust yourself.

“Even though things have not been as I wanted I’m really happy here. Playing for this club is exciting, just like what I thought it would be. Now I want to finish this season well.”

Benteke was ruled out for a month after suffering knee ligament damage on international duty but he’s ahead of schedule. The second most expensive signing in the Reds’ history hopes to be back in action by the end of April.

“My leg stuck in the ground and my knee felt it,” he told Liverpool’s official matchday programme.

“When something like that happens it is frustrating because you just want to play.

“If you are on the sidelines it’s hard because you see your team-mates playing and training and enjoying themselves and naturally you want to be out there with them.

“But the process is going really well right now. I’m happy with the treatment I’ve been receiving. Injuries are just part of football. You have to accept them and work hard to come back.”

Benteke needs to feature for the Reds during the run-in in order to prove he deserves to start for Belgium at the European Championships in France. After missing the last World Cup due to injury, it’s a tournament he’s relishing.

“Every game we play has pressure but I think we can handle it because we are at clubs where we live with the same type of pressure every day,” he added.

“I think the people at home want us to reach at least the semi-final. The players share the same ambition.”