Tottenham outcast Bent tells Ramos he wants to stay and fight for his place

Sunderland have given up on trying to sign the former Charlton centre-forward after refusing to meet Tottenham's £12m asking price.

Spurs are determined to ignore offers for Bent and Robbie Keane while their other striker Dimitar Berbatov's future remains unresolved and that would only change if the Bulgarian commits to the club.

Darren Bent: striker hopes manager Ramos will give him a second chance

Bent, who was signed for £16.5m last summer, scored only eight goals in his first season and is hoping Ramos will give him a second chance.

Ramos is considering allowing new signing Luka Modric to miss the club's training camp in Spain to give him time to settle in London.

Modric, who joined for £15.8m from Dynamo Zagreb, is due to arrive later this week having been given a few extra days off after Euro 2008.

The club are discussing whether he would be better off training at Chigwell while he finds a house rather than travellinh with the rest of the first team.