Darren Bent - so what now?

[Des Little]

I assume he's coming back to us...any idea how long he has left on his contract? More importantly, how much can we realistically expect to get for him now?

[silhillvilla]

Think he's got 1 year left of a 4.5 year deal ? If we get a new manager , he may get another chance as a squad player ? Or may be given a free ? Someone like QPR may go for him

[Villan For Life]

His best days are behind him, I can see him going to one of the promoted clubs and won't play for the Villa again.

[N'ZMAV]

He's got a year left on a 65,000 a week deal (apparently) - we can't afford that, so I assume we'll let him find a new club and leave for a minimal fee.

[Dave]

Leicester would be my guess. Doesn't have to move, first team football. A manager who is likely to set things up around him.

Reckon it'll be similar to Ireland. Loan until his contract runs out.

[N'ZMAV]

Unless we get a manager in who fancies giving him a place in the team at Villa?

[UK Redsox]

Bent will be at Leicester by the start of next season.

A direct replacement for Kevin Phillips

[Drummond]

I reckon he'll be playing in the Championship next season. Cardiff may take a punt, Solskjaer was similar.

He'll bang a few in, leading some of our support to claim we shouldn't have let him go.

[olaftab]

MLS for that boy.

[Matt Collins]

He's clearly finished I think. Can't believe people still think he might play for us again

[PeterWithe]

I watched a fair bit of Fulhams game at Stoke, Bent looked well off the pace, he lacked mobility, looked unfit and his touch was awful.

We'll do well to shift him.

[Richard E]

I watched a fair bit of Fulhams game at Stoke, Bent looked well off the pace, he lacked mobility, looked unfit and his touch was awful.

We'll do well to shift him.

The Beeb report said he hardly touched the ball. The Fulham fans were singing that he wasn't fit to wear the shirt. I think we can safely say he won't be in our team again.

[Pete3206]

If he was on a more modest wage, I'd give him a chance. As it is, he's too expensive to keep around.  Gone.

[john e]

The only option is to do a deal with him if we can and pay him up, then he gets most of his contract payed up and is free to find another club to play for whatever division that is in

[UK Redsox]

MLS for that boy.

With the NFL, NHL and NBA playing games in London and MLB having started their season in Australia, I'm surprised that MLS hasn't scheduled games overseas in order to spread their sport worldwide