Christian Benteke is edging closer to leaving Liverpool but Jurgen Klopp is holding out for a £30million fee after rejecting a £25m offer from Crystal Palace.

Benteke held positive talks with Palace on Friday but the two clubs are yet to come to an agreement as the Reds look to recoup nearly all of the money they spent on him last summer.

The striker, who is currently at Euro 2016, has found himself down the pecking order at Anfield and Alan Pardew sees the former Aston Villa man as his No 1 attacking target this summer.

Christian Benteke (left) and Radja Nainggolan laugh during a Belgium training session earlier this week

Benteke is edging closer to leaving Liverpool this summer after holding positive talks with Crystal Palace

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The Belgian suffered a disappointing first season at Anfield following a £32.5million switch from Villa last summer.

Benteke is not in Jurgen Klopp’s plans going forward and realises he may need to leave to avoid his career stagnating.

Sportsmail understands the 25-year-old’s representatives have has positive talks about personal terms after discussions with Palace officials this week.

Palace are extremely keen to land Benteke, who was chased by several Premier League sides this time last year.

Liverpool want to recoup the majority of the fee they paid Villa and feel £30m is a fair price. Whether Palace are willing to go as high as that remains to be seen.

Benteke has four seasons remaining on his five-year contract at Merseyside but opportunities would be limited under Klopp, even more so after the £30m signing of Sadio Mane from Southampton.

Jurgen Klopp does not have Benteke in his plans for next season and is willing to let the striker move on

Palace boss Alan Pardew wants to sign a new striker after watching his side struggle for goals last season

Palace are ready to spend significantly this summer and tabled a bid of £31m for Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi before he opted for Chelsea.

Andros Townsend was unveiled by Palace on Friday morning on the triggering of his £13m release clause at Newcastle after their relegation to the Championship.

Alan Pardew saw his side struggle for goals last season, with only West Brom and Villa scoring fewer than their 39 in the league.