Man Utd Bid For Berbatov

[wardy]

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that he has lodged a bid for Tottenham's Dimitar Berbatov.

United have been tracking the talented striker for a number of months and now they have firmed up their interest with an official approach.

The size of United's bid for the 27-year-old is not yet known, although reports claim it is below the £25million which is said to be Spurs' asking price.

But Ferguson is confident he will land the classy Bulgaria international.

Confident
"We have made Tottenham an offer on Berbatov and we have good expectations that this deal will go through," the Scot said as he jetted out with his players ahead of United pre-season tour of South Africa.

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

"I think time will work for us more than against us.

"We will not stress this situation. We are hoping to have a constructive conversation with Tottenham in the near future."
 
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[KURUPTION-81]

apparently barca are going to bid 24 mil.

[Lil White Azz]

apparently barca are going to bid 24 mil.

damn if they get Dimitar 

[Elano]

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[Jome]

Fergie is such a hypocrite. 

[wardy]

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didn't see anything so my bad if it has

[KURUPTION-81]

Fergie is such a hypocrite. 

the difference is we have actually made a bid for the player unlike real.

Spurs aint happy anyway they have reported both liverpool and united.

[Jome]

Fergie is such a hypocrite. 

the difference is we have actually made a bid for the player unlike real.

Spurs aint happy anyway they have reported both liverpool and united.

Doesn't really matter, the bid isn't good enough, so it's influencing/unsettling players via media.
Fergie been doing it for years, (Carrick, Rooney, Hargreaves, Ferdinand, etc.) there's no real difference between him and Real Madrid, they use the same tactics.

Chairman speaks out

There has been substantial speculation in respect of the futures of Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane, including press comment from both Sir Alex Ferguson and Rafa Benitez. In response our Chairman, Daniel Levy has made the following statement:

"Today's public comments by Manchester United's manager, announcing that he has made an offer for Dimitar and is confident that the deal will go through with time working in their favour, is a blatant example of sheer arrogance and interference with one of our players. It is also probably one of the worst offences by any manager in the Premier League to date and is unbelievably hypocritical given his recent comments in respect of Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid.

"This comes after a series of events, dating back to last summer, which have shown Manchester United to be in breach of Premier League (PL) rules. As a result, we have today made an official complaint to the PL about the conduct of Manchester United. Benitez made similar comments in respect of Robbie recently and we made an official complaint to the PL about the conduct of Liverpool earlier this week.

"The behaviour of both clubs has been disgraceful. We told both clubs very early on that we had no interest in selling Robbie or Dimitar, respectively, and that they should refrain from pursuing the player. Both clubs arrogantly chose to ignore this request and we now have evidence that both clubs have systematically been working to prise the players away from us, outside of PL rules of conduct.

"Our subsequent position has been severely compromised by both clubs making their intentions widely known and indeed making contact with the players and their agents, without the Club's permission.

"I have absolutely no wish to sell either player and to date we have not accepted any offer for either. However, when a player's head is turned and their commitment is absent, particularly when they occupy key positions such as that of striker, they become a negative influence in a team dressing room in which they were once a positive addition and influence. This is the situation we now have on our hands, with both Dimitar and Robbie having made it clear that they wish to leave for Manchester Utd and Liverpool respectively.

"Irrespective of the outcome and futures of Robbie and Dimitar, we are continuing to seek to bring in quality, talented players for the future, who want to play in a Spurs shirt."

 

[On The Edge of Insanity]

We were hardly saints ourselves with our courting of Juande Ramos, but I'm glad we've reported United and Liverpool to the FA, even though they are unlikely to do anything about it, simply because United especially have been getting away with this for years without reprimand and somebody had to bring some attention to the situation.

[KURUPTION-81]

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has hit back at Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy, believing that the club's threat to report the Red Devils to the Premier League is "embarrassing".

Levy accused Ferguson and United of "hypocritical" behaviour in their pursuit of Spurs striker Dimitar Berbatov, citing comments by the manager and club officials which suggested a deal for the Bulgaria international was imminent.

Ferguson has been embroiled in his own battle to retain the services of Cristiano Ronaldo after sustained public courting by Real Madrid, and the Old Trafford boss is adamant that his club have acted honourably throughout their bid to sign the former Bayer Leverkusen player.

"Embarrassing"
"It is going to be very embarrassing for them (Tottenham)," Ferguson told reporters after United's 1-1 draw with Kaizer Chiefs.

"But you know what Daniel Levy is like. He is different."

"It's something to ask (United chief executive) David Gill about because I haven't really spoken to him about it today because I've been preparing for the match.

"I haven't read it, but I'm sure our legal people will be looking at it before I do."

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