Aston Villa striker Darren Bent joins Brighton on one-month loan deal

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Darren Bent has joined the Championship side Brighton on an emergency loan deal from Aston Villa until 29 December.

The 30-year-old former England international has struggled to make any impact since joining Villa for £18m in 2011, and will now be tasked with helping Brighton to end a run of poor form.

Brighton’s manager Sami Hyypia told the club’s website: “We are delighted to welcome Darren to the club, and I hope he will score plenty of goals for us during his time with us.

“His record speaks for itself. He is a top-class striker with a more than 100 Premier League goals with Charlton, Spurs, Sunderland and Aston Villa. Three years ago he was a regular in the England squad under Fabio Capello; there is no doubting his ability to score goals.

“He also wants to play regular games and that is evident in his willingness to step down from the Premier League to the Championship.”