Darren: Transfer Talk Got To Me

By Aston
September 24 2004

Ipswich Town and England under 21 striker Darren Bent has admitted the talk about his future at Portman road at the end of August did get to him.

DB: Transfer Talk Got To Me

Ipswich Town and England under 21 striker has admitted the talk about his future at Portman road at the end of August did get to him.

Bent who was the target of a £3million bid from premiership side Charlton Athletic during the transfer window has said: “It was a difficult time for me.

“Everywhere I looked there was talk of me going to Charlton and everywhere I went, people from all angles were asking me if I was leaving Ipswich.

“That is all I seemed to be getting at that stage and I am not pretending it didn't affect me.

“It was harder for me to concentrate on my football but then I got to the stage where I took a look at it, thought to myself 'I'm an Ipswich Town player and I love it at this Club' and just got on with it.

“And a lot of people have said to me that I seemed to have gone up a gear after Charlton made their offer.

“It's not for me to say but during that period I tried to work even harder in training so that I could stay focussed on my football.”.

Source: Ipswich Town official website.

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