Holloway hell-Bent on Darren! Palace to make loan move for Villa striker with £2m bonus if he keeps them up



Crystal Palace are expected to make an ambitious loan move for Aston Villa outcast Darren Bent after interest from Newcastle and Fulham died down.

Manager Ian Holloway is looking to bolster his forward line further after signing Marouane Chamakh from Arsenal, the club's seventh signing of the summer.

Palace would pay Bent, thought to be earning £65,000-a-week at Villa, his full wages with the view of a permanent deal if the Selhurst Park club avoid relegation.



Villa would also get a £2million bonus if the hitman keeps them in the Premier League.



Loan move: Newcastle and Fulham have failed to meet Villa's £6million valuation, so Bent could move on loan

The goal: Holloway needs a goalscorer if Palace are to stay in the Premier League

Bent has been shunned at Villa Park, and is determined to leave the club after falling out of Paul Lambert's good books.

Villa are thought to be demanding around £6million for their record signing, but with Holloway unwilling to meet the valuation, an ambitious loan offer looks more likely.

The 29-year-old, Villa's record signing, has two years remaining on his contract with Villa, and is unlikely to be in Lambert's plans for the coming season.

Shunned: Bent (left) and Stephen Ireland (right) have been left out at Villa Park under Paul Lambert

Since his £24million move from Sunderland in January 2011, Bent has scored 25 goals in 64 appearances in all competitions.



However, Bent only featured in 16 Premier League games last term, with Lambert putting all of his faith in striker Christian Benteke from early on.

Villa's other outcasts, Stephen Ireland, Alan Hutton and Barry Bannan, are also looking to move before the transfer window slams shut on September 2. Striker Nathan Delfouneso and Enda Stevens are also up for sale.

