Berbatov to OT?

By Chris O'Brien
December 31 2007

Sir Alex Ferguson is rumoured to be lining up a January offer for Spurs striker Dimitar Berbatov. The tabloids are reporting that the Bulgarian wants to leave White Hart Lane; and United could well approach the North London club with a bid. ManUtdWeb understands that Louis Saha could be used in part-exchange for the £20million-rated forward.

The 26-year-old's agent has told the press that the Bulgarian is considering his future and  is very interested in joining a bigger club.

"Dimitar wants to fulfil his potential and win trophies now," said Emil Dantchev.

Dantchev's words come just before the January transfer window and United are sure to have been alerted by the striker's supposed availability.

Sir Alex Ferguson is keen to bring fresh attacking talent to Old Trafford and was heavily linked with Berbatov over the summer.

Speculation suggests that the Scotsman may try and lure Spurs with a big-money offer which could see Louis Saha used as a part-exchange pawn. However, with Jermaine Defoe, Marcus Bent and Robbie all at White Hart Lane, Juanne Ramos may not want another striker and the club are unlikely to budge on their £20million valuation.

Despite Tottenham's disappointing season so far, Berbatov has been on sensational form. He netted four goals in Saturday's 6-4 rout of Reading and will head into the January transfer window brimming with confidence.

United eye up January swoop for Berbatov

Discussion started by manutdweb.com , 31/12/2007 10:49

manutdweb.com
31/12/2007 10:49

United eye up January swoop for Berbatov

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emptyred
31/12/2007 12:05

Personally i don't see it happening until the summer. Berbatov is Cup tied in Euro, so why would Fergie spend £20 million on him. I think he will be shopping for a right back as Wes Brown will be leaving in the Summer, Danny Simpson looked ropey against Everton and Gary Neville just can't seem to recover from his injuries.

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Van Demon
31/12/2007 16:47

Oh please god let that be true that would really make my year. We really need that fourth striker and for me Anelka or Berbatov would be perfect.

Why would he be cup tied? I don't remember Spurs playing in the Champions League this season..

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dixon9
31/12/2007 22:48

Berbatov isn´t cup tied - he can play in the CL I´m sure.

Can´t see them accepting injury prone Saha!

Recent rumours seem to ne re-hashed from before - I hope you don´t get him as he could well be the next Cantona for you.






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Arjen Ronaldo
31/12/2007 23:40

Berbatov is cup tied because the rule is that if a player moves to another club, and has played any time in either the Champions League or the UEFA Cup, they are cup tied. Tottenham are in the UEFA Cup. Does he know he won't even get a start unless Tevez or Rooney are injured, or it is the Carling Cup or FA Cup?

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Mick_MUFC
01/01/2008 15:58

Chelsea rumoured to be in for him in January now. We want to wait til the summer apparently.

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emptyred
01/01/2008 16:45

Chelski will buy him to stop us getting him. Ca La Vie.

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Rooneyslyn
01/01/2008 20:08

whats new?
same old stuff, different day.


Would love to see Berbatov though. even if he is cup tied. Our striker situation is precarious at best. It's always going to be a forced selection if one of the current three is injured which seems to be unavoidable. We definitely need another quality reliable striker to help us challenge on all fronts. Larsson sure played his part last year.

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Mick_MUFC
02/01/2008 00:00

There were rumours of him coming back this year again but unfortunately it wasnt to be. Wasnt surprising considering Helsingborg are still in the Uefa Cup. Would have been de ja vu if it he had come back and went straight in to the team to face Villa on Saturday.

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danny s
02/01/2008 00:26

Not sure about Berbatov £20-26 mill is alot ,saha to go and another striker def in but surely there is someone cheaper who can also play in europe

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Webmaster - Chris
02/01/2008 01:36

The press are certain that are two top transfer targets are Berbatov and Defoe.

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Arjen Ronaldo
02/01/2008 03:38

We shouldn't buy Defoe or Berbatov when there are way better alternatives eg Benzema, Ben Arfa, Aguero. Berbatov is way to much money to pay, I would definitely have rathered Rossi, but no, we wanted to sell him. I would absolutely love it if Henrik Larsson came back, that would be just great.

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bergstar
02/01/2008 09:38

To be honest I think you guy's will move away, from the spending money with little sell on value route. Cannot see this being a good business venture at all due to his age. Yeah the lad Benzema could be worth it, but Anelka and Berba, not sure.

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Mick_MUFC
02/01/2008 13:14

Benzema is the only striker i would go and splash £20 million on in January.

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king eric
02/01/2008 16:14

We should swap Saha and Silvestre for Benzema in the summer plus a couple of million. He is quality and 19.

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Van Demon
02/01/2008 16:14

Sell on value is not the be all and end all, if he helps us win a few league titles and the Champions League who would care if he left us on a free at the end of his contract?

As for his age, he's 26 (27 at the end of the month), that is peak age for strikers and I don't think that'll be a deterrence. £20 million's a tad over the odds but i'd rather we paid that than let him go to Chel$ki or the @#$%&.

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Arjen Ronaldo
03/01/2008 01:07

Bergstar, king eric and Scumpool, I totally agree with you, and thats what I've been saying to people this whole time. Give Lyon their 2 French players and a few million, and we get a young quality striker, who has the potential to be great. I have to admit, I would be a bit disappointed if we went and bought Berbatov or Anelka, because then we won't go for players like Benzema and Aguero. We should keep the players we want quiet, because as soon as we went for Berbatov, guess who comes in......Chel$ki.
PLEASE GET BENZEMA, EVERYONE WOULD BE PLEASED!

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