Signing Darren Bent could improve the majority of Premiership clubs.

This is not a misprint, typo, or sign that I need to be locked up in a mental institute. But before I go on, I should declare a vested interest as a lifelong fan of Ipswich Town, where Bent first rose to prominence.

That said, I sincerely believe that the much-maligned Tottenham striker would be a huge hit at the likes of Everton, Newcastle, West Ham, and countless others.

True, his confidence is currently at rock-bottom and will not be helped by reading today’s back pages after his horror miss denied Spurs a precious three points over Portsmouth. Harry Redknapp’s declaration that even his wife could have scored the simple header, not to mention his raging expletives in the immediate aftermath of the miss, could spell the end of Bent’s short-lived career at White Hart Lane.

Like with many goalkeepers, a striker needs to have confidence in abundance. Michael Owen—especially this season—has missed countless good chances but he is always in the right position waiting for the next opening. Bent, rightly or wrongly, has never felt loved at Tottenham and his fragile confidence is now there for all to see.

He spent pretty much all of the last campaign warming the bench while Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane lit up the Premier League. When the pair were both sold, in addition to the prior departure of Jermain Defoe, the former Suffolk man must have thought his time was now.

Then Juande Ramos and Gus Poyet told the world that Bent and new signing Roman Pavlyuchenko could not play together, despite both offering different attributes. It has since got worse for Bent with new boss Redknapp quickly bringing Defoe back in and the likes of Adriano and Craig Bellamy sought after, despite Tottenham’s obvious deficiencies elsewhere on the park.

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