Premier League - Ferguson confirms Berbatov bid

Eurosport - Fri, 18 Jul 15:54:00 2008

Sir Alex Ferguson has said he is confident of landing Dimitar Berbatov and revealed that Manchester United have already bid for Tottenham Hotspur's Bulgarian striker.

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The Scot is confident Berbatov, who scored 23 goals last season, can add a new element to an already deadly United attack and finally turn attention away from the protracted Cristiano Ronaldo transfer saga.

"We have made Tottenham an offer on Berbatov and we have good expectations that this deal will go through," Ferguson told The Sun.

"Berbatov has been impressive during a long time and would be a great addition to our attack."

While Ferguson admits there are still issues to be resolved with Spurs, including the price of the £20million-plus striker, he is happy to bide his time to ensure a successful pursuit.

"I think time will work for us more than against us," said Ferguson, who is with the United squad in South Africa on a pre-season tour.

"We will not stress this situation. We are hoping to have a constructive conversation with Tottenham in the near future."

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  1. YES !!! " BERBATOV"seems to be now the only "Alternative"still open for Sir Alex, AFTER he interrupted his DESERVED Holiday,nd WENT to LISBON, to "Suck RONALDOS NUTS" in a Last Ditch Attempt to Persuade him to "RETURN HOME"..as it is AGAIN PROOVEN that the "OVERPAID" LOAFER WAYNE ROONEY, has Dismally FAILED, to Slot the Ball into the Nets of a Kaiser Chiefs...WITHOUT someone else, having to DO HIS JOB !!- BERBATOV, however, will never be a CRISTIANO RONALDO..and who Better then Sir Alex, to Proove the POINT IN QUETION??-LONDON

    From Dean_ManU, on Sun 20 Jul 4:06AM
  2. @#$% @#$% @#$% @#$%

    From havefunwithelach, on Sat 19 Jul 8:59PM
  3. all you people are just talking @#$%
    if manu wants berbatov let them take him evrything is just money the richer you are the better players you get
    but i don't see any reason for manu to sign berbatov
    but if they do than manu would be HOT!!!

    From havefunwithelach, on Sat 19 Jul 8:57PM
  4. Oh god here we go again the fat jock with the red face thinks its all right for him to tap up Berbatov, yet cries like a fatboy in a sweetshop with no money when some spick team wants his pilchard eater.

    Johnboy

    From john b, on Sat 19 Jul 8:15PM
  5. how can you sell your best striker with only £20 mill???

    From nahmad11, on Sat 19 Jul 9:15AM
  6. FOOTYLOVER - hate to p#*! on your fire, but there is more than one meaning to the word cheap - you could spend £100 million on John Stead for all i care - big wow, you got cash. I think the guy meant "Cheap" in the sense that Man U lack any kind of class, and are eliteist and arrogant... that my friend,is why Man Utd will always be hated - no matter how great their football is on the pitch.

    From bowds987, on Sat 19 Jul 2:32AM
  7. "savatage"...you are WISHINGin Delusions.."if" you Expect anything OUT of Wayne ROONEY,
    he has consistently shown that is TRULY an EVERTON "DAMNATION"..!-The OVERPAID "F...k and W..er" will not Perform, "if" NO ONE does HIS WORK FOR HIM..!!-Did you watch the last Pre Season Game?-BERBATOV will soon TIRE OUT and be WARY, of the "SET UP"...And Tevez..in the Right Wing..?? OH GOD!!- The only HOPE is NANI...and Fergy KNOWS IT too well..-LONDON

    From Dean_ManU, on Fri 18 Jul 10:07PM
  8. "vulcanraven06"...The Problem,as presented by the Media in these Reports..IS that "Man.U", has NOT HAD "SPURS" Approval, let alone the Agreement..to "Tapp" BERBATOV..a Reasonable Assumption, resulting from the Fact that SPURS has a "LEGAL RIGHT" to Logge a COMPLAINT to the F.A. Authorities...
    As such, YES, the Glazers and Sir Alex, ARE GUILTY of Playing the Real Madrid, HAND..,
    and have NO Justice or FAIRNESS in their Conduct, and "Manners" as you Term it..RONALDO, Remains a Point in Question..inthis context, Regretably,it HAS TO BE SAID!
    London

    From Dean_ManU, on Fri 18 Jul 9:56PM
  9. Dimitar Berbatov you better not go to ManU, "YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO LEAVE TO ANY OTHER BIG CLUB". Forget about the £$ powere and influence and think of your future. ManU is not it for you, watch your step before you leap. Remember Ronaldo transfer saga.

    From alphonso, on Fri 18 Jul 7:06PM
  10. The man is crying 'cos he will not be allowed to leave ManU if he eventually signs. He was trying to remember the ordeal Cristiano Ronaldo is passing through now in the hands of Sir Alex Ferguson de R.

    From alphonso, on Fri 18 Jul 7:02PM
  11. Why the hell are man u cryin about ronaldo to the fa when they are doin the exact ame thing to us !

    From rees712, on Fri 18 Jul 6:25PM
  12. as a spurs fan for 30 years iv seen some of the best players in the world play for spurs and i think that burbatov is 1 but i allso think that he is a lazy player and ithink he will have 2 ghange becuse rooney the pig and tevez the neck will put him down and i woude like 2 say that if he wants 2 play for m u well good luck

    From rees712, on Fri 18 Jul 6:11PM
  13. All teams do it, they just like to @#$% to make press for the off season

    From jako1922, on Fri 18 Jul 4:26PM
  14. I hope he goes to Barca now after what that numpty ferguson has said

    From martystorey, on Fri 18 Jul 4:24PM
  15. emecca are you on something ?? uniteds cheap ways ??? you make me laugh , they have the second highest wage structure in the legue and do you call 30m for ferdinand , 30 for rooney 22 for hargreaves 20+ for carrick cheap ?? get ya facts right or dont bother saying anything in fact just shutup !!

    From FOOTYLOVER, on Fri 18 Jul 4:22PM
  16. Sir Alex Ferguson has been screaming his guts out ever since real madrid made their intention known concerning Ronaldo. He has called madrid all sorts of names and even reported them to FIFA, Why? because according to him they want to steal Ronaldo away from United. Now, can someone please tell me what he is trying to do with Berbatov? I guess nobody should bother to answer because we all know that Manchester United don't ever see anything wrong in what they do but sees everything wrong in what others do. Give a penalty against United and it is not deservedly but give a penalty to United, no matter how unfair it is, it's all right, this we've constantly seen in the English Premier League and in Europe. This why i can never be a United fan ever!

    From emecca213, on Fri 18 Jul 4:10PM
  17. United is just a funny team! We've always known them to have a lot of money but always acting so cheap. How on earth do they hope to pay Berbatov's salary with their cheap ways? Please somebody should tell them to hands off Berby for a more serious team that needs his services for real, like Arsenal.

    From emecca213, on Fri 18 Jul 4:02PM
  18. To start with, Ferguson has met with Ronaldo and stated that Ronaldo will be staying.
    Secondly, how are Utd stealing players? Thats just an absurd comment to make. Utd have followed the correct procedures, placed a bid, had the manners to keep the player's identity secret for as long as they could and now the ball lies in Spur court.
    That is the right thing to do rather than Madrid with Ronaldo, going against the rules of the game. By that I mean you aren't allowed to make coversation with a player about a tranfser unless you get permission from the other club. In this case Madrid used to press as a way to essentially state their desire for Ronaldo while trying to find out if if wanted to join them and also get him to tell Utd he wanted to leave. That sort of conduct is against the rules of the game and should have been punished. Sadly FIFA is run by a bunch of muppets who are making the game into a mockery.

    From vulcanraven01, on Fri 18 Jul 3:53PM
  19. Dear Tobsoil: Do you know the meaning of the word 'steal'? I dont think you do, cos if you did, you would understand that sports nowadays is all about greedy players, greedier agents, and club owners/presidents with huge egos. Bottom line - MONEY. Who would you call a thief, the club owner that is prepared to spend millions on players, or the player who is willing to go anywhere (Uzbekistan, Alaska, Australia,Greece) as long as he is paid 150k a week?
    Wake up to the reality that the richer, bigger clubs will always get the best players and win all the cups, while tickets, T-shirts, etc get costlier for the fans. You dont have to be a rocket scientist to realise that soon the EPL will ONLY be won by:
    Chelsea, Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal.
    La Liga will ONLY be won by: Real Madrid, Barcelona
    Serie A will ONLY be won by: Inter Milan, AC Milan, Juventus, Roma
    And if the top teams in France, Portugal, Holland dont catch up, they will be excluded from the emerging Euro Power League!

    From ravencpi, on Fri 18 Jul 3:11PM
  20. united steal players.for god sake y are they blaming real madrid??

    From Tobsoil, on Fri 18 Jul 2:31PM
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