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Exclusive: Darren Bent in Sunderland for talks on £10m move

Published 00:00 02/07/08 By By Darren Lewis

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Spurs striker Darren Bent was last night in talks with Sunderland after the two clubs agreed a £10million fee for the England forward.

Bent flew up to the north-east to speak to Black Cats boss Roy Keane, with the Irishman desperate to replace his injured strike star Kenwyne Jones.

Everton boss David Moyes is also believed to be ready to swoop for the former Charlton man. But Spurs will not recoup the £16.5m they paid for Bent only last summer.



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