Darren Bent to Villa?

[Acker79]

Developing transfer news on SSN, suggest Sunderland are reluctantly accepting a bid from Villa (having previously refused them - hints Bent has requested a transfer after being made aware of the interest).

It is being presented as a major news story as if this will change the premier league as we know it.

Over egging it a bit, I think.

 

[Horsham Gull]

Bent and Heskey up front

 

[crodonilson]

How much?? Bent is a class act, must be £20m+ which is money I didn't think Villa had.

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

I would be really surprised if this was true.... I thought Villa were very tight with money.... Bent would cost at least 15 mill surely.

 

[Acker79]

Scroll bar saying he handing in transfer request after villa made an £18m bid.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

18 mill with fee rising to 24 (add ons) apparently

 

[severnside gull]

consistent goalscorer until he got to international level which indicates that you have to set up your team to accomodate him. Makes it more of a risk IMO which is why with an offer that good I think they would have to say yes just as they did with Kenwyne Jones

 

[CHAPPERS]

Good signing for Villa that.

 

[crodonilson]

Power and pace in abundance and a natural goalscorer, £18 million is great value for Villa if true, he could be the difference between them staying up and going down.

 

[Jim D]

Bent and Heskey up front

Surely they'll go with Young and Bent? Think Houllier would prefer that.

 

[keaton]

Good signing but odd that he'd go from European challengers to a team battling relegation, his goals would see Villa clear though

 

[tottenhamseagull]

Surely they'll go with Young and Bent? Think Houllier would prefer that.

I reckon Young will be on his way, funding this move.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Happy days for Bent's agent.

 

[beardosh]

Transfer Request handed in by Bent. Didn't he say how much he loved the club and area not so long ago?

 

[beorhthelm]

backward step, one place from Europe to one place from relegation. will probably come to regret it.

 

[Simster]

Very strange move. Engineered entirely by his agent I suspect.

 

[Pavilionaire]

To be fair to Bent, the service he'll get from Young, Downing, Albrighton et al will be some of the best in the Prem and he should have a chance to get his England career back on track.

However, you wonder whether the merry-go-round will see one of Young or Agbonlahor leave the club. Spurs seem to have been courting Young for a while and it seems they've just missed out on Pienaar, although with Bale playing so well down the left I can't see where Young would fit in.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Up to 24 million for Bent?

Madness.

 

[Mellotron]

But now with Heskey, Carew, Agbon and Bent they have 4 strikers all of a very similar level of quality. Surely one will leave.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Carew keeps being linked to WBA