Bent dig over Henry sale
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Darren Bent has cranked up the pressure ahead of the North London derby by claiming Arsenal allowed Thierry Henry to leave on the cheap.
The Tottenham striker moved to White Hart Lane on a £16.5million deal from Charlton just days after Henry moved to Barcelona for £16m.
And the England squad man believes the Gunners should have banked more from the sale of the brilliant France international.
Comparisons
He told The Sun: "If it was me selling him, Thierry would be going for a lot more than that. Barca did well to get him for that price.
"I went to Spurs a couple of days after he went so comparisons between the two transfers were bound to happen. But I'm not worried by it - it's just the market.
"Barcelona managed to get Thierry for £16m and Spurs came and got me for £16.5m - it doesn't mean we're the same.
"It's what Tottenham were willing to pay and what Barca were willing to pay."
Ferocious
Bent is expecting a fiery atmosphere at White Hart Lane on Saturday as he prepares to experience his first North London derby.
He added: "I'm a London boy so this fixture is one of the big ones. You can see how much it means to people.
"I remember watching a Spurs v Arsenal derby on TV - it was ferocious." -
Well, i think Bent was bought more on the EX than Henry sold more on the cheap.
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so much cock on him.
was he ever worth 16.5 million in the 1st place? where is his actions when spurs keep losing?
this has proven that england players r nothing but over-rated! n spurs being spending so much money to buy useless players.
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i wonder if jol will lose his job if spurs lost today.