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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