21 May 2011 17:40:06
It appears that there are still Sunderland fans out there who think the club received £18-24 million for Bent.
Sunderland still hadn't finished paying for Bent when he left for the Villa plus there was a pay-on fee.
Transfers are very rarely paid up front. Typically, most of the fee is paid in installments. This was the case with Bent.
Sunderland only received a net £7 million, which Bruce wasn't able to spend in time on a replacement.
This is why Bruce is interested in a range of options, such as Marlon King on a free, as well as Crouch and Holt
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21 May 2011 10:16:27
In
Onuoha £4m
Elmohamady £2m
Sessegnon £4m
Zaki £2m
Crouch £8m
Piquonne £2m
£22m
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Zenden Free
McCartney £1m
Ferdinand £3m
Nosworthy £1m
£5m
GK Gordon
RB Onuoha
CB Turner
CB Bramble
LB Bardsley
RM Malbranque
CM Sessegnon
CM Cattermole
LM Richardson
ST Crouch
ST Gyan
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20 May 2011 23:57:48
Mignolet
Onouah Bramble Bassong BardsleyNzogbia Henderson Cattermole Sessengnon
Gyan Defoe
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