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David Moyes is poised to take on his old club Everton for £30million Liverpool striker Christian Benteke .

The Sunderland boss has made a powerful striker a no.1 priority and has the out-of-favour Anfield striker in his sights.

But Everton also have an audacious move across Merseyside for the Belgian lined up in the event that Chelsea meet their monster £75million valuation for striker Romelu Lukaku .

Crystal Palace moved for Benteke last month but while the south Londoners were ready to meet his £120,000-a-week wages it is understood they failed to match Liverpool’s £30million asking price.

Liverpool are adamant that Benteke will stay unless that valuation is met, despite the fact he is down the pecking order at Anfield.

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Moyes is focused on bringing in some much-needed firepower to the Stadium of Light after the Black Cats relied heavily on Jermain Defoe’s goals to keep them up last season.

Moyes admitted: “There’s no doubt we have to make signings and I believe we definitely will do.

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“We were never off the phone last week. It was constant apart from the training to see what we could do. It was more to get the information before we made any actions.

“I think it’s well documented that we’ve only got one centre-forward really in Jermain Defoe – we’ve got others who can do the job at other times. But I would like to strengthen in most areas if it comes up.”

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Everton are currently waiting to see whether Chelsea agree to their demands for Lukaku before moving for Benteke.

We revealed last Saturday that Goodison chiefs have already rejected a staggering £57million offer from the Londoners who are ready to go in again at £68million with Loic Remy part of the deal.

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Everton have so far insisted Lukaku will start the new season with them unless Chelsea give them the full asking price for their prize asset in cash.

Benteke was signed by Brendan Rodgers for Liverpool last summer from Aston Villa where he had been netted 42 league goals in 89 appearances.

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He scored in his second game against Bournemouth but his debut campaign quickly turned into a nightmare when Rodgers was sacked and Benteke became a fringe player under Jurgen Klopp.

He finished the season with ten goals in all competitions and made it clear just before the European Championship that he feels his future lies elsewhere.