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Dream move as Bennett sold to Norwich
Ryan Bennett. Photo: Peterborough ET
Ryan Bennett has been sold to Premier League Norwich City, but he will still be in Posh colours in Saturday’s Championship fixture at Burnley.
The England Under 21 centre-back is understood to have commanded a fee in the region of £3 million, which surpasses the Posh record sale of £2.5 million received from Brighton for striker Craig Mackail-Smith in the summer
But Norwich have agreed to loan Bennett (21) back to Posh, initially for a month. The Canaries beat off strong opposition from Premier League rivals Swansea to land a player Posh purchased from Grimsby for £500,000 in 2010.
Posh chairman Darragh MacAnthony revealed on Twitter that Bennett was keen to make the move. He said: “Bear in mind the player wanted this to happen. It’s a top 12 Premier League club at the end of the day.
“When a player lets you know 24 hours prior to the window that this will change his family’s life and acts in the correct way which Ryan has, then I have to work hard to make sure the club gets the best possible deal.
“Norwich have acted very professionally and have loaned Ryan back to us to give us time to find a replacement when the loan window opens on February 8.”
Grimsby will be entitled to a slice of the fee under the terms of his transfer to Posh. Posh also loaned striker Nicky Ajose to Chesterfield, but made no new signings themselves on a transfer deadline with more rumour and speculation than completed deals at London Road.
Posh failed with a joint £1.9 million bid for Crawley Town pair Tyrone Barnett and Kyle McFadzean. Barnett is a powerful striker, McFadzean is a centre-back.
Posh have never paid more than the £500,000 they paid to Grimsby for Bennett.
Swansea started the day as favourites to land Bennett, but they apparently baulked at the Posh valuation of their player.
Bennett, who has signed a three-and-a-half year deal with the Canaries, has made 96 appearances for Posh scoring six goals. He has been outstanding alongside Gaby Zakuani at the heart of the Posh defence this season.
POSH remain in 17th place, nine points clear of the bottom three after last night’s Championship matches.
Posh boss Darren Ferguson watched Nottingham Forest lose 2-0 at home to Burnley, while Coventry were beaten at Blackpool. Doncaster collected a 0-0 draw at Hull.
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thePOSHfandotcom
Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 09:44 PMI don't get anyone who thinks this is a bad move for the Posh. It's great! Sure we'll miss mr B at the back but there will be others and we are now making really good money, never seen before at this club and I think that is down to our current owners. The club I believe under this stewardship will be here for a long time (longer than many other big spending clubs not owned by foreign people) and it's still the best time ever to be a posh fan. I pity the fans that can't see this is our greatest time as POSH fans and hope many more turn up to show our team that we believe in our club as much as our squad and management do. Ryan made his own mind up and we have to respect his decision. UTP
pottyborough
Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 12:24 PMQuail @ 24 I am not a fan of Fry at all, especially selling the ground for £1 and the rent we now pay amongst other things. He also thinks it appropriate when I was in the sponsors lounge in the company of women and children to continually swear using very abusive language. However you just need to research before you make your comments. Fry is also the club secretary and I know for a fact how much work that involves as I used to have business dealings with Julie Etherington on a regualar basis. So the club have to have a secretary, and we have the added bonus of getting a director of football for free. I don't agree with Fry getting a percentage of transfer fees. However, look over the last two seasons the number of average players he has shifted out of the club and got money for, and we have made money from add on clauses that Fry has put in to contracts of players sold. I will reiterate, I don't like the man as an individual but he is employed to do a job and to be fair to him he is doing it well
gilroy
Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 09:21 AM@3 had we been in top four would you use baby as excuse?
Roger LeChat
Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 07:13 AMQuail, then for god's sake just stay away and stop harping on, allow those of us who are enjoying the success to do so without having to listen to uninformed griping and rumour mongering. If there are hundreds of you (don't know how you did your census, bit like the rest of your statistics) then fine, thats a few hundred spaces for people who don't want a return to league two football, thanks for your support in the past and goodbye........UTP
DonB
Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 12:32 AM@24....The way the club is run has nothing to do with you.
QUAIL
Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 12:29 AM22 You are spot on .There are hundreds of supporters primarily now in their 50s and above who are not going to london road regularly now because of the way the club is run not because of the recent success we have had -i will never fergive fry for separating the ground from the club .I Don't belive we need an owner like darragh because his business dealings seem unscrupulous and he had never been to a f tball game before he bought us having bought the club after seeing a tv programme about us -he is not a football man - i would rather us be back in div 4 as it was going for promotion owning our own ground and being run by a suporters trust like exeter for example .Justt my opinion but i belive we are about to head for a big fall -no other club of our our size employs a director of football on a percentage deal of transfers .I think a lot of fans have been hoodwinked by these nasty characters
henryjames
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 07:32 PMAgree gnat that benno is nowhere near the finished article. He wont get away with the 70 yard cross ball and he is gonna struggle to adapt to the premiership and hope he enjoys bench warming as norwich defence been outstanding this season
voice of treason
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 07:06 PM@7 - sorry Gilroy - you show poor business knowledge by stating we can do without supporters like 2 and 3. Even with Championship football the gates have only really been swelled by away supporters. Yep DM has helped "financially" but the squad is running on the bare minimum until the end of the season. We need all the supporters we can get!!!
voice of treason
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 07:03 PMThe sale of Bennett was a deal too good to turn down but the business decision to allow the club run with just one central defender is a poor decision in my eyes. Zak is only one caution away from suspension. The club knew Bennett was likely to be attracting attention throughout January but have done nothing!! Regarding Piergianni he never made it - plying his trade with Stockport in Blue Square. One last thing - everybody comments on these pages because they care for the Club. Not everyone has rose tinted glasses and believes everything is Great, we are allowed to query things when players leave and are not replaced. I'm hoping for 21st this season or above but we will need major rebuilding over the summer to survive next season.
GNAT
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 06:29 PM#2 and 3 . If DMAC was indeed lining his pockets then why make a 1.9 million bid for two players from Crawley. If you dont wanna come to Posh then dont. Noone is forcing you to. I will be here this year and next cos despite everything I enjoy it .Chill out. The club will still be here long after we have gone . #17 henryjames. Unfortunately with the situation we are in we are looking for players who can do more than just a job in defence, otherwise we will go down . We will get someone in on loan dont worry. Good luck to Benno, but if he gets turned like he did for the third goal on Saturday on a regular basis then we may get him back on loan for a bit longer. Have to think that 3 million for Benno is alot of money, and good business for the club. Keep the faith . Up the Posh .
henryjames
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 06:25 PMHe good.in air. Quick on feet. Reads tge game and can tackke like gabbi. Boyd could never fill in at rb. No idea how to defend
moonraker
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 06:06 PM@17 what makes you think that? Its like saying Boydie could fill in at right back.
henryjames
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 05:31 PMPretty sure tunnicliffe could do a job in defence
henryjames
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 05:30 PMFantastic deal for the club. Keeps us afloat and enables benno to esthablish his dreams of playing for england. 3mill makes gabbi worth 8 in my eyes. Sure fergie will find another quality player to fill his boots. Leeds just sacked grayson and they tenth. What became of piergianni? He was suppose to be quality
Genghis Khant
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 05:24 PMA club like posh will always need to sell a player to help with club finances it seems to me a good deal for club player he wanted to go end of , hope we get some decent loan players because players have looked bit jaded of late and if we get few injuries we could be in for some nervy times ,good news is bottom clubs are struggling as well. Sell out for west ham game which is good hope the club stewards are aware that there is likely to be west ham fans in home areas of ground as mentioned on west ham forums. UTP
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