No wonder we can't afford anyone decent...

Well Robbie Keane for one has scored more EPL goals.

 

since 2005 only Rooney and Drogba have more league goals than him (82 to his 81)

Look it up you will find i am right .

 

OK, you didn't say 2005 before though.

 

His goal return isn't better than them. Your stat is just from 2005 Torres moved there in 2007 Summer and Tevez 2006 Summer. If you look at goals from 2007 season onwards Tevez and Torres both beat him.
That stat only looks good because there aren't many outstanding goalscorers that stay in the EPL without moving e.g Ronaldo, Van Nistelrooy, Henry etc. Also Gerrard and Lampard will have outscored him since 2005

 

Elmander has more goals than Bent this year and he's not even known as a great goal scorer. Strikers are at a premium right now though as there's not many truly world class goal-getters around.

 

I am not talking about the amount of goals Elmander has scored he cost over 10million and only this season has he looked anything like that , thats the point you could waste money going and buying abroad or buy Bent who will score 15/20 a season ,

 

darren bent is worth half that, apsolute tops.

 

We bought him for 10 rising to 16.

he has the best goal return of currently active players in the prem apart from drogba and rooney

he would be worth half that in two years in terms of buying and selling so i think it makes sense

 

Said on talk sport spurs could make up to 4million out of any deal .

 

ahh good old talkshite



nah. whatever. still great money.

 

Van Der Vaart was how much in the summer? Carrick £16M, G.Johnson £17M, Milner £18M and now Bent for £18M. Premium rate for English players now a days.

 

caroll is worth 30 and bents worth 18 yeah your right it is * up

 

Bent's far better value than all them English players you listed above due to his goal return .

 

The rest of them aren't strikers it has to be pointed out

 

I agree but i am just saying he is better value than all them above .

 

Spurs could step up Suarez bid as a result of north-east twist.

Sunderland have made Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko their top target to replace Darren Bent - and could hand Spurs a £4 million windfall from the sale of their star man.

Bent is in line to complete a sensational move to Villa Park in a deal that could be worth a total of £24m after he submitted a written transfer request following Sunday's 1-1 draw with Newcastle in the Tyne-Wear derby.

But Spurs are set for a cash boost from the deal worth around £4m under the terms of his transfer to Sunderland from White Hart Lane in July 2009 – and will finally recoup the full £16.5m they paid Charlton for his services two years earlier.

The 26-year-old cost the Black Cats an initial £10m, rising to £16.5m with additional performance-related payments which will all be due to Spurs if he leaves Sunderland for more than that sum.

And the Londoners could be set to benefit even more from Bent's proposed move as Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has made Spurs ace Pavlyuchenko one of his main targets as he prepares for the departure of his top goalscorer.

Bruce is believed to be ready to offer £12m for the 29-year-old Russian and is also considering a bid to turn Danny Welbeck's loan move from Manchester United into a permanent deal. Spurs have had no official approach from Sunderland but are aware of genuine interest from the north-east.

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is prepared to sell Pavlyuchenko as he is desperate to improve his misfiring strikeforce, with Republic of Ireland captain Robbie Keane also likely to leave the club this month.

Pavlyuchenko's departure would allow Tottenham to make a serious move for Ajax forward Luis Suarez after talks between the two clubs hit a stalemate last week. Redknapp remains hesitant about whether the Uruguayan can reproduce his stunning form in Holland in the Premier League, but he understands he could quickly be forced in to action because of serious interest from Liverpool.

Redknapp is keen to improve his squad as Spurs target a top-four finish for a second consecutive season but still has doubts about whether Suarez will suit his side's style of play.

Meanwhile, Spurs agreed a £2.5m fee with Everton on Monday for South African midfielder Steven Pienaar and expect to complete a four-year deal in the coming days despite a rival bid from Chelsea.

 

aye we're still making 8 million out of it.

Can't complain though. There's more reasons for this deal to go ahead that for it to not, from our view.

 

Depends really. On what someone is looking for in a team. Carrick looked every bit worth his fee 2 year ago. Bent looks nowhere near worth the fee we paid for him- in this season anyway, he hasnt looked arsed.

 

Well I'd hope so as the others aren't strikers. I like Bent I just don't think he's got enough about his game to be worth anywhere near that money and it's just another example of premium value you get for English players.

 

yeah he has no game at all