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Date:Sunday June 15 2008
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The Berbatov Bid
The Berbatov rumours are back. Spurs's 27-year-old Bulgarian striker is a hot property and United are believed to be favourites to sign him. However, there might be problems.
AC Milan allegedly want him, too but they look destined to fail as it had been revealed that he wants to play in the Champions League, a competition where the Rossoneri won't feature next season due to their fifth place finish in the league.
The biggest problem seems to be his price: latest rumours suggest Spurs want Ł25 million AND a player in exchange, and quite frankly that's ridiculous - unless the player in question is Dong, in which case the deal would be worth about Ł21m.
I'd be very surprised if Tottenham managed to keep Berbatov for another year but will he move to United? What do you think?
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Meh... take him by all means. I'm sure Danchev (the bloke that haunts our site regularly, and not Berbatov's equally annoying agent!) will be championing this move as it means his idol will be getting his ego massaged by a whole new set of fans... just as long as you give us £35million for him (£25m is for continental clubs only), then we'll be happy to do business.
Othello
Berbatov is good but he's also lazy and quite slow. I don't think we'll even bid for him. Of that I'm sure!
ForeverUnited
I hope we get one of the other two, Santa Cruz or Benzema
alexpant
Benzema is not doing very well at the Euros. I dont doubt his talent for a minute, but hopefully being out of form for the Euro will drop his price maybe?? which will be even better
alexpant
i was just looking at the poll on the right of the page...who'd want David Villa in the team (21%????) ????? We got to players identical to him! Do we really need a third one?
alexpant
To the fool who said Berbatov is slow... check your video library again mate! He is lazy but not at all slow!
fazu
IMO its between berbatov and santa cruz.
united4life
His first touch more than makes up for him being slow(er). Fergie can see class and he would work out a way to fit Berbs into united, but I can't see him matching the asking price unless Ronnie leaves. If this is the case, he will definitely sign Berbatov, which would cast Tevez's long term future into doubt.
shelf16
Santa Cruz for me.Berbatov is brilliant on his day but which Berb would show up?
java
what aload of S-H-I-T-E.......if he leaves, which im doubting with every day!......it will be abroad.......we dont mind selling u *****e like carrick for 19mil but berba is another story!.......what does it feel like to be madrid's feeder club???
lillywhites101
Berba is a teriffic talent. He's not slow at all, but tends to use his skill as his pace is not electrifying. He would be the best imaginable addition to the manure line-up, if the goal is to have a player that will not only score, but also manage to drastically improve the effectiveness of Rooney and Tevez. While I'm not overly fussed about us losing him for the right price (only because his head has been turned and he seems non-commital), I think he would be absoltely perfect for you lot!
wayne king
The above was without stating the obvious - that he already speaks English and has comfortably adapted to the league and your existing opposition.
wayne king
whats the difference with Real Madrid and Ronaldo to your mob and berba? no difference, fergie is a hypocrite and been doing it for years.Glad he's getting a bit of his own medicine W**k*r! as for berba if you pay over the odds you will prob get him ,but it seems we have actually taken a leaf out of your managers book and want to sell him abroad so lower price for foreign teams.If he signs for you i see a bust up with fergie within 2yrs,he wouldn't even warm up for one of our managers ffs
parklanebert
what has ferguson done parklanebert? apart from sitting on on a deck chair in frnace he has not done nothing. lillywhites we are no ones feeder club but please remind me what top quality players actually stay at you club.
rooneyisgod
lillywhites, you must be the only spurs fan i know that doenst rue the sale of carrick. he is an awesome player....is it any coincidence we have won 2 premier leagues and a champiosn league since he joined. he is first choice in our midfield, and his performances keep the likes of anderson, scholes and haregreaves battling for a place alongside him. so please, dont call him *****e, he is far from it.
united4life
With Ronaldo looking like he may leave then you need someone to score the goals. Berbatov will do that in abundance. I think you may have to switch Rooney out wide though to accomadate him and Tevez.
dazza71
Lest you lot forget, the under-rated Tevez probably won the league for you with his late goals against Spurs and that absolutely vital one against Blackburn
Shannon
More the press than Fergie surely?
Tosswink
didn't say the same when the spanish papers were doing it with ronaldo though? he got the right hump,can't have it both ways eh?tbh i'll be glad to see the back of berba and put an end to the saga ,great player,rubbish attitude
parklanebert
The Man U fans who think he isn't worth the money Spurs are asking are only saying that PRECISELY because they might not get him. Soooo see-through. Sincerity report: Must do better.
face
beckham, van the man, ronaldo, one of your coaching staff etc etc.......man u are madrid's feeder team.....simple as
lillywhites101
I'm talking to Zae primarily. I've seen Manure fans on other boards making out he ain't all that when they want him so bad.
face
you are naive or just blinded by loyalty but fergie uses the press when it suits him and was the first to unsettle berba with his usual tactic of declare admiration(plant the idea in the players head),get the media rolling, then never confirm or deny etc blah blah,then when madrid use the same sort of tactics he can't take it.I really hope Ronaldo's head has been turned and he leaves for madrid(contracts don't mean nothing if the player wants to leave as fergie well knows) would be pure justice.What goes around comes around.
parklanebert
lilly whites ask yourself did beckham do anything worth while in spain? no he never the only highlight was the spainish league in his last season. as for van nistlerooy he was playing poor for us so we got rid of him. simple as. parklanebent if fergie used the press we would be getting in about 30 players this summer cause that is how many we been linked with. and why is some1 from a mediocre team like yours coming onto the double winners site?
rooneyisgod
not worth £25mil? This coming from the club who paid about £15mil too much for Rooney and are gonna pay twice what Tevez is worth to get him. Any club would be privilaged to have him, its just a shame that our privilages have run out.
superyido
why dont you soppy yids**** off back to vital uefa cup you mugs!!!!
I_HATE_SPURS
also they paid 18m for carrick when he actually wanted to go to Man USA - Spurs on;y piad 2.75 18 months before that. £15m+ profit, you can have him!!!!
Biggie169
I repeat, carrick was worth 18 million, since hes been with us wevewon 2 premier leagues and a champions league. I mean, who have you replaced him with? Zokora? Jenas? Huddelstone? ***** me, talk about quality!!!!!!!
united4life
i wouldnt mind berbatov he's a goalscored and thats what united need
matth01
Carrick has more the proved hes worth that price. 18 million well spent.
rooneyisgod
spurs are a selling club full stop. Carrick left, Berbatov will leave. Its because they are ***** and dont know what the CL is. FACT!!!!!
I_HATE_SPURS
I_HATE_SPURS-why don't you sad goon **** off back to vital we aint won nothing again you mug!!!!!Goons are a selling club and don't know what a trophy is in the last 3seasons FACT
p.s How can you delete my comment but leave that idiots still there?
parklanebert
^^^ cause arsenal are better the spurs.
rooneyisgod
you offer us 25 mill we will happely accept and then get huntalaar who is just as able for 18 million , and i cant wait for ronaldo to leave , u lot deserve what u get , u do it to everybody else , the moment it happens to u fergie starts crying well **** u all ( i would say u northern ********s but u probly aint even northern)
No1Yido
^^^Now i know why vital arsenal have such biter hatred for you. No1Yido, pleasse dont kid yourslef, you got Berbatov as a relative unknown, Huntelaar is being chased by Europe's elite - he himself has a desire to play for R.Madrid. Why would he opt for Spurs? Same goes for Villa, who for some reason you think you will be getting.....you wont mate.
united4life
I also find it funny how spurs can say we paid over the odds for carrick when they have just paid that much for modric
rooneyisgod
Spurs fans are funny aren't they! I think the reason for Villa going to Spurs would be the pull of Ramos.
FreidelNo.1
modric will take the league by storm next year and carrick cost us 4 million shame u cant spot talent early and then pay 5 times the amount every1 else pays
No1Yido
lol things getting a little out of hand? chill out! i've got nothing agenst spurs but i believe u paid over the odds for darren bent. i guess carricks fee looks overpriced because of how much he actually cost you, but look at what we've acheived since his arrival, i think that justifies his price, don't you?
ryu00
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