The 22-year-old striker was one of the top performers in the Premier League last season and our tipster believes the Belgian is set to leave Villa Park

Christian Benteke made a big impact on his debut season in the Premier League and, should the 22-year-old Belgian choose to leave Villa Park in the summer, there is unlikely to be a shortage of suitors looking to snap up the Aston Villa striker.

Benteke scored an impressive 23 goals for Paul Lambert’s men last term and has reportedly expressed his desire to move on before the 2013-14 season gets under way in August.

Paddy Power has opened a book on where the Belgium international will choose as his next destination and the Irish odds compiler have north London as a distinct possibility.

Arsenal are chalked up as 7/2 (4.50) favourites to snap up Benteke while their north London rivals Tottenham are rated as a 4/1 (5.0) chance with the same firm.

Arsene Wenger was delighted to see his side secure Champions League qualification on the final day of the Premier League campaign this year but, somewhat frustratingly for the French boss, silverware proved elusive once again and Wenger may well see Benteke as the man to spearhead the Gunners’ challenge for honours next season.

Spurs, of course, lost out to Arsenal in the battle to secure the Premier League’s final Champions League berth and Andre Villas-Boas is sure to bolster his attacking options with Emmanuel Adebayor and Jermain Defoe the only recognised out-and-out strikers at White Hart Lane. With that in mind, Benteke may fit the profile for the Lilywhites.

Liverpool may well express an interest in securing Benteke’s services should the Reds lose talismanic striker Luis Suarez this summer and Brendan Rodgers’ side are an intriguing option at 5/1 (6.0) to sign the 22-year-old.

Should Benteke decide to leave England, a move to Champions League runners-up Borussia Dortmund may well appeal to the Belgian striker – a prospect which is chalked up at 7/1 (8.0) .

Atletico Madrid are also rated as a 7/1 (8.0) chance with the same firm to bring in Benteke as a ready-made replacement for Radamel Falcao.

The battle to secure Benteke’s signature is sure to be an enthralling one and the lure of Champions League football next season may well give Arsene Wenger’s Gunners the edge, so the 7/2 (4.50) quote from Paddy Power for Arsenal to be Christian Benteke’s next club is the recommended play in this market.

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The Liverpool goalkeeper wants to put an end to the transfer speculation surrounding him and his international colleague, claiming both are staying with their current clubs

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has played down speculation linking him with a move to Barcelona and believes Victor Valdes will see out his contract at Camp Nou.

The Reds’ shot-stopper has been continuously muted as a potential successor to Valdes, but the 30-year-old has rubbished the claims as just “rumours” and believes both he and his Barca counterpart will remain at their respective clubs this summer.

“He [Valdes] has said that he is not leaving Barcelona and wants to honour his contract and you have to respect that,” Reina told reporters while on international duty with Spain.

“I am under contract with Liverpool. What is being said in the papers is nothing more than rumours.”

Reina is one of three goalkeepers in Vicente del Bosque’s 23-man squad for the upcoming Confederations Cup in Brazil and is eager to be involved in what he hopes is his nation’s first triumph in the competition.

“We’re all really excited,” Reina continued.

“For me, someone who doesn’t live in Spain, I want to add my own grain of sand to help the team bring the trophy back – it’s the only one which we have never won.

“We want to make amends for being knocked out of the 2009 Confederations Cup.”

The Spaniard has spent eight seasons at Anfield after a €7 million move from Villarreal in 2005.

The Uruguayan is fed up of apologising for his bite on Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic, which the PM described as an “appalling example to young people in our country”

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has brushed off criticism from Prime Minister David Cameron regarding his bite on Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic.

The striker has refused to commit his future to Liverpool amid rumours that Real Madrid are interested in making an offer for the striker, and has grown increasingly tired of the media attention he receives in England.

Suarez was banned for 10 games for the incident, and has responded to Cameron’s views by insisting he does not need to offer any more apologies.

“Some minister of something, I don’t know what, said I don’t know what about me, that Suarez is I don’t know what to the kids, to his son,” he said in a press conference.

“He should care for the English people, he should try to do his job. I won’t ask for more forgiveness.”

Cameron initially told BBC Radio 5 Live: “I made my own views clear, just as a dad watching the game.

“I have a seven-year-old son who loves football, loves watching football and when players behave like this, it sets the most appalling example to young people in our country.

“As a dad and as a human being, do I think we should have tough penalties when football players behave like this? Yes.”