Source: Daily_Mail
Bent fined £120k for Twitter rant: Spurs crackdown on players' websites
Angry: Darren Bent[LNB] Darren Bent will be fined £120 ,000 b y Tottenham despite issuing agrovelling apology for his foul-mouthed blast at chairman Daniel Levy.[LNB] Bent used Twitter to vent his frustration after his move toSunderland stalled yet again, and the attack has cost him two weeks'wages.[LNB] [LNB] It has also left the club demanding that all their players disclosewhether they are members of social networking sites such as Facebook orthe one used by the striker.[LNB] Bent's Twitter page 'db10thetruth' was taken down early yesterdaybut only after a series of his angry posts had been published inSportsmail.[LNB] Spurs are determined not to be embarrassed in the same way again.[LNB] Among his posts the striker wrote: 'Do I wanna go Hull City NO. DoI wanna go Stoke NO do I wanna go Sunderland YES so stop f***ing aroundlevy.'[LNB] Ironically, Stoke were undeterred by Bent's ill-judged comments andare understood to have topped Sunderland's most recent offer of a£9million down-payment with further instalments up to £14m based onperformance related bonuses.[LNB] But just as Portsmouth were forced to accept £3m less from Spurs than Sunderland were offering for Peter Crouch, who preferred a move to White Hart Lane, Levy may have to bend on the Bent transfer fee.[LNB] Sunderland are just as frustrated as their top transfer target, and manager Steve Bruce wants the signing completed by the beginning of next week. Chairman Niall Quinn made a third attempt to strike a deal last night.[LNB] Bent's frustration is based on the lack of progress over the transfer even though on Monday he was ordered to get off [LNB] [LNB] Explore more:People:Steve Bruce, Peter Crouch, Daniel Levy, Niall Quinn
