Benteke coy on Villa future

Christian Benteke refuses to be drawn on his Aston Villa future as speculation grows that he could leave the FA Cup runners-up.

Villa manager Tim Sherwood last week put interested clubs on red alert after confirming the striker has a buy-out clause in his contract, reported to be £32.5million.

The player's agent, Eric Kismet, is also said to have claimed that Benteke is keen for a move to a team playing in the UEFA Champions League.

However, Benteke insists that his primary focus for now is on Belgium's upcoming double header against France and Wales.

"It's about him [Kismet], he knows what I want and I'll let him do the job," Benteke told Sky Sports News.

"I don't know, I don't think about Aston Villa now, I did my season with Villa and now I am focused with the national team.

"It's important to play. If you want to be in first 11 you have to play in your club.

"It's good for confidence [being linked with other clubs] and I'm very pleased about that but I'm just focused on the national side."