Hull, Villa join the race to sign Bent

HULL and Aston Villa have joined Sunderland in the race to sign Tottenham striker Darren Bent.

Hull, Villa join the race to sign Bent

England frontman Bent was set to travel to Beijing with Spurs earlier this week but disembarked the plane when it became apparent Sunderland were interested in him.

Sunderland were expected to announce his arrival but Hull and Villa are willing to match Spurs’ £14 million valuation of the striker they bought from Charlton two seasons ago. Chairman Daniel Levy will now decide which bid to accept.

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