Aston Villa will slap a £25million price tag on ­Christian Benteke to scare off any club that gets ­serious about buyin the striker, The Mirror reports..

Tottenham, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool have been linked with the 22-year-old Belgium star, who hit 19 goals in his first Premier League season.

And Spanish giants Atletico Madrid are among Continental clubs keen on Benteke, who put off talks about signing the double-your-money £40,000-a-week contract that Villa put in front of him in May.