 He completed a move to Tottenham Hotspur for a club record fee of £ 16.5 million on 29 June 2007, which was to be payable over three years and is inclusive of add-on payments. Ipswich were entitled to 20 % of Charlton's profit on Bent under a sell-on clause, which gave the club an initial £ 2.58 million. He scored his first goal for Tottenham in a friendly match against Stevenage Borough in their first pre-season fixture of the 2007 – 08 season. Bent scored his first competitive goal for Tottenham in a 4 – 0 home victory over Derby County in August 2007. This was followed up by scoring in the 6 – 1 win over Anorthosis Famagusta in the first round of the UEFA Cup on 20 September 2007. Bent scored his 100th career goal on 9 March 2008 in the added time of a 4 – 0 league win over West Ham United. He also scored the 100th goal to be scored at White Hart Lane during the 2007 – 08 season on 22 March in a 2 – 0 win over Portsmouth. Bent went on to score one more goal that season, against Newcastle United, which he finished with 36 appearances and 8 goals.
