Darren Bent sorry for denigrating Spurs chairman Daniel Levy on Twitter
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Darren Bent has apologised for his outburst against Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy on his Twitter website, but still faces the prospect of being internally disciplined and fined two weeks' wages.
Having been withdrawn from the flight to Beijing on Monday for Tottenham's pre-season tour of Asia, Bent became increasingly irritated by the failure of Spurs to conclude a potential £14 million deal with Sunderland.
A succession of comments were then posted on his Twitter site. They read: "Do I wanna go Hull City. No. Do I wanna go Stoke. No. Do I wanna go Sunderland. Yes. So stop ******* around Levy.
By 5.30pm on Friday Bent had issued a statement on the Tottenham website. "I appreciate that transfers are seldom straightforward and are often complex," he said. "However, after a long period of waiting following my withdrawal from the plane to China, I had become incredibly frustrated by the time these things take and I posted inappropriate comments on my Twitter site.
"I allowed my emotions to get in the way of my better judgment. I regret my actions and did not intend to offend Daniel Levy or anyone with the nature or the content of my posting."
Tottenham, meanwhile, lifted the Premier League Asia Trophy yesterday with a 3-0 win against Hull City following two goals from Robbie Keane and one from Aaron Lennon. Manager Harry Redknapp stressed that it was Tottenham's prerogative to hold out for the deal they wanted for Bent.
"It is up to whoever wants to buy him to pay what the club wants and if they don't then there is no deal – that's football," he said.
With Tottenham hoping to recoup as much as possible from the initial £16.5 million they paid for Bent, Sunderland manager Steve Bruce said that it was now only 50-50 that they would secure the deal.
"Footballers aren't just objects," he said. "There's a human being in this who is obviously caught up in the middle and wants his future sorted out.
"We thought we had a deal done a couple of days ago and it has not quite materialised. There's a couple of other clubs showing an interest. We will do our utmost to get the deal over the line."