 Bent is now regarded as the fifth-choice frontman at White Hart Lane
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Sunderland's lengthy pursuit of Darren Bent could soon bear fruit after the Tottenham striker flew north to tie up a £14m move, BBC Sport understands.
The 25-year-old has long been a target for Black Cats boss Steve Bruce but the two clubs have, until recently, failed to reach agreement over the fee.
However, a deal now looks to have been reached after Bent arrived in the north east on Monday to undergo a medical.
Bent's signing will take Sunderland's summer spending past the £25m mark.
Lorik Cana, Fraizer Campbell and Paulo da Silva have already arrived at the Stadium of Light this summer, with Bruce flexing his financial muscle following American billionaire Ellis Short's takeover of the club.
But Bruce's pursuit of Bent has proved a frustrating one, with Spurs understood to be holding out for close to the £16.5m they paid Charlton for the striker's services in 2007.
Speaking after Sunderland's 2-1 pre-season win at Celtic last week, Bruce said: "We thought we had an agreement a couple of times but things have changed.
"It is a frustrating time for everyone concerned but there comes a time when I have to draw the line.
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"I have been at it for weeks and one or two of our other targets have drifted away from us because I have been targeting Darren, but we will see."
Bent has also been frustrated at the lack of movement and had to apologise on Friday for comments he made relating to the deal on social networking site Twitter.
The striker publicly criticised Spurs chairman Daniel Levy and made it clear he wanted to move to Wearside, despite interest from Stoke and Hull, but later issued a statement reading: "I appreciate that transfers are seldom straightforward.
"I regret my actions and did not intend to offend Daniel Levy or anyone with the nature or the content of my posting."
Bent has fallen down the pecking order at White Hart Lane despite topping the scoring charts last season following the arrival of Peter Crouch from Portsmouth for £9m earlier this summer.
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