Charlton Athletic striker Darren Bent is prepared to take a major cut on wages offered by West Ham to seal a move to Tottenham.

The Daily Mail says Bent last night agreed to join Tottenham for £30,000 a week less than was on offer at West Ham a week ago. Spurs will pay a club record £16million for Bent, with £13m payable now and a further £3m in success-related add-ons.

Bent met his former Charlton manager Alan Curbishley last week to finalise a £17m move, only to have a late change of heart. Charlton have now had to lower their price thanks to Bent's reluctance to join West Ham and the failure to draw Liverpool into a bidding war.

That opened the door for Spurs boss Martin Jol to secure a player who he first tried to buy in the January transfer window only to have an £18m bid rejected.