Bruce rocked by target valuation

[mawspurs]

Source: Eat Sleep Sport

Sunderland's move for Spurs right-back Alan Hutton could collapse after the London club set a £9million asking price.

Hutton has enjoyed a productive loan spell at Sunderland and boss Steve Bruce was set to make the move permanent but he may now be forced to look elsewhere after learning Spurs want to recoup the £9m they paid Rangers for his services in 2008.

It is thought Sunderland value the Scottish defender at around £4million and chairman Niall Quin hinted the club are ready to turn their attentions elsewhere rather than try and come to a compromise with Spurs.

"I guess with Alan we need to have a Plan B. It could very well change tomorrow because we're really just inquiring," Quinn told the Northern Echo. "We're looking at people but we've no idea of the fees because as soon as you go to a club and ask what it would cost it's all over the papers.

Hamburg defender Guy Demel and Aston Villa's Habib Beye have been suggested as possible targets should Sunderland decide not to pursue their interest in Hutton.

[joe_bazza]

He'll end up going for around £6mil I reckon. Levy will dig his heels in (as he should) but then be glad to make just a £3mil loss and trim around £40k a week off the wage bill by selling a player who has never really shown he could be anything other than second choice right back

[ikky]

think they should pay over the odds seeing what a good deal they got on Bent

[Gilzeanking]

think they should pay over the odds seeing what a good deal they got on Bent

Quite so , they went public with their 'Spurs are greedy' claim because we wanted more than 10 mill for the freescoring forward , Bent . It worked , they got a wonderful deal..

So here we go ,they're trying it again , Huttton is worth 4 mill apparently ...yeah right ,obviously we're gonna fall for it again Bruce, because we're very very stupid .

[DC_Boy]

we got more than £10m for bent - it was 10-16m - i assume bent's success so far has trgiggered some of the add-on clauses

i don't think the board were stupid re Bent at all

i think a lot of our fans were stupid about Bent - making it pretty impossible for him to stay here, which obviously knocked his price down a fair bit

[ero1x]

If he's worth £9m why are selling him? :shrug:

[JoeT]

The 9 mill. is Levy posturing; the 4 mill. is Bruce doing the same.
Agree with 'joe_bazza'; we'll probably end up in the middle somewhere.

[samways]

Dont care how much we get for him as long as he goes

[Real_madyidd]

Dont care how much we get for him as long as he goes


You must be a retard.

[sussexyid]

Shame if he goes, if he can ever recapture the form he showed before we got him, I think someone will end up with a bargain.

Dont think he will stay though, wants first team footy and I reckon it will be £6-7m as has been said.

[Locotoro]

I feel that he was loaned out for the off the field influence he played as much as the on the field issues.
that is not a negative slur on Hutton, but its possible that he's a face that doesnt fit Harry's masterplan

[shakus]

Bruce is a funny fellow really, he's been moaning all season that he doesn't have the quality in the team to push further than mid table, yet doesn't want to pay top dollar for the privilege. Obviously he's driving a hard bargain but market forces dictate. Apparently he's having the same problem with Mensah too and is only willing to pay half of his valuation, moral is pay up or shut up. About £7m is fair, just so long as it doesn't involve A Ferdinand.