• Payment terms agreed with half of fee paid up front for 24-year-old • Player will not join Liverpool for remainder of pre-season tourLiverpool have reached an agreement with Aston Villa over the payment terms for the £32.5m transfer of Christian Benteke.A bid to trigger the Belgium international’s release clause was submitted on Friday and the club’s chief executive, Ian Ayre, who is with the squad in Australia on their pre-season tour, has been conducting negotiations over the weekend as to just how and when that money will be paid.