Newcastle Consider Bid for Darren Bent


By Matthew Jones
May 28 2003

Newcastle are ready to raid Ipswich Town yet again, and believe it or not, they are after another Darren.. Darren Bent, England U21 Striker. The Evening Chronicle Reported:

"Newcastle are ready for another raid on Sir Bobby Robson's former club Ipswich Town, with United weighing up a second bid for England Under-21 striker Darren Bent.

The Magpies tried to sign Bent in the January transfer window along with midfielder Darren Ambrose as they submitted a £3 million joint bid to the Suffolk club.

United eventually landed Ambrose in March for £1.5 million, with Ipswich allowed to sell due to their financial problems, though Bent remained with Town.

But Newcastle are still keen on the forward, who scored 18 goals in his first full season for the Tractor Boys as they narrowly missed out on the First Division play-offs.

Ipswich are due to come out of administration on June 4 at a Football League board meeting and will need to sell to ease their cash flow problems, with the only money currently coming into the Portman Road club from season ticket sales."

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