Comolli hits out at Bent talk
by Tom Adams, 18 January 2008
Tottenham Hotspur sporting director Damien Comolli has forcefully denied speculation that Darren Bent could be on the way out of White Hart Lane, as well as insisting that the club have not been pursuing any alternative strikers.
Bent has scored just four goals in 20 games since his £16.5 million move from Charlton Athletic in the summer and some reports have recently suggested that the North Londoners could be ready to cut their losses on the player.
Such rumours were given further momentum by claims from both Lyon and their Brazilian striker Fred that Tottenham had made a successful bid for the player before he turned them down in order to stay at Stade Gerland.
However, Comolli claims the club were never interested in Fred or any other striker, and that Bent’s future is very much at White Hart Lane.
“The majority of the reports that I have read are completely wide of the mark,” said Comolli on the club’s official website.
“I feel it is important to clarify a couple of things that are unhelpful - namely that reports that Darren Bent is for sale are totally inaccurate and, furthermore, we are not in the market for any strikers.”