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A £32.5m move for the Aston Villa striker is expected to be completed in the coming days, but the Reds boss insisted he has no idea about the situation in a frosty interview

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has reacted incredulously after being asked how Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke will fit in at Anfield.

Benteke is reported to be undergoing a medical ahead of a £32.5 million transfer after the Reds matched the big-money release clause in his contract at Villa Park.

But speaking after his side beat Adelaide United 2-0 in a pre-season friendly on Monday, Rodgers was caught off-guard in a seemingly innocent pitch-side interview with local network Channel 9.

Reporter: "Where are up to with Benteke, what can we expect from him?"

Rodgers: "Er, I don't know what you're talking about."

Reporter: "Haha, come on. Where's that at?"

Rodgers: "No, I don't know what you're talking about."

The repeated deadpan response and meaningful stare from Rodgers prompted an awkward silence before the clearly startled journalist steered the interview back into calmer waters.

Just thought, with all the transfer committee crap we have been fed over the last year or 2, surely, a deal of this magnitude would have mass involvement from the manager?

Or is this a case of, won't talk before the deal is officially confirmed?

He probably just didn't want to comment one way or the other especially after categorically stating Mario wouldn't be joining last summer.

No.He quite simply doesn't know how to conduct himself properly in an interview situation.

Knickers! He conned FSG into giving him the Liverpool job during an interview, so I think he knows what he's doing!

In front of a microphone, he IS actually and utterly SHYTE!
I think this may have been commented on several time s me olwd Barkatus,many severals in fact.

The interviewer asked the question, Rodgers give a fair but abrupt answer back (I've seen far worse from Kenny).

The interviewer then asks the exact same question again and Rodgers basically gives the same answer again. Which is what you would expect, he's already answered the question.

If you watch Brendan's facial expression he doesn't look too annoyed or serious when he gives his answers. He just didn't want to give anything away.

Is that because it's a secret we are trying to sign Benteke and nobody knows about it?

No

Don't remind me!

Well that would be a first

Seriously, I really like this new more humbled Rogers of late. Where he actually does stop talking and we don't have an open tactical book of our game sat out front

Long may it continue. Probably until game 1