€31m Benteke's Burnley blunder bemuses Palace fans
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Christian Benteke left Liverpool for another Premier League team for 31 million euros after a disappointing season at Anfield, but fans of his new club were surprised to learn he thought he was going elsewhere.
Twitter mistake
'Oops': Benteke says sorry for changing Twitter bio to say he had signed for #BFC, not #CPFC https://t.co/xPoMNJPvm6 pic.twitter.com/TAo3a6ZdFN
— Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) August 20, 2016
Crystal Palace were the side that forked out a club record fee to sign the Belgium international, but Benteke, or “the person who looks after my Twitter account” announced he was off to “Burnleyl [sic]” instead.
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Benteke was quick to explain his faux pas via the same medium, blaming his community manager for the error: “Oops my bad lol Yes I signed for cpfc and not burnley. Sorry for the little mistake the person that manages my Twitter got a little confused.”
The missive gained 16,290 likes – but probably few from East London.