Berbatov: Are Spurs being held to ransom?
Tottenham will insist on their valuation of Dimitar Berbatov being met before allowing the Bulgaria striker to leave White Hart Lane.
Berbatov missed Saturday's defeat to Sunderland after being deemed psychologically unfit and a threat to dressing-room harmony - and a repeat could see the 27-year-old feature in Clive Allen's reserve team.
Tottenham boss Juande Ramos is believed to be willing to see Berbatov feature with the reserves if they do not receive a suitable offer for the frontman from Manchester United.
Spurs are understood to be looking for at least £30million for Berbatov - who has handed in a transfer request in pursuit of a move to Old Trafford - and they are waiting for a bid from United before the end of the transfer window.
Tottenham's next match is Sunday's Premier League trip to Chelsea, and they will hope Berbatov's future is resolved by then - whether he stays or the club receive funds for Ramos to spend before the following day's summer transfer deadline.
Ramos and Berbatov met on Sunday 24th August for more talks about the future of the £10.9million signing from Bayer Leverkusen, who has spent two years with Tottenham.
Tottenham have put the ball in United's court, and they must decide whether there is mileage left in their pursuit of the player.
Clearly Berbatov doesn't want to be at Tottenham any more - and with Spurs desperately needing time and money to bring in a replacemeent, United look likely to get him at a price far cheaper than they would have expected to a few weeks ago.
Has Berbatov played it fairly? Have Spurs made a huge mistake not selling him a few weeks ago? Or have he and United been taking Spurs for a ride the whole summer?
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yid army from portsmouth says:Sep 5, 08:52
over 30 mill for berbatov,show me the money,haha!!!! hes a good player but went missing during some games far to often!! lets see how long it is before he throws his toys out the pram AGAIN when hes sat on the bench because tevez an rooney have been given the nod!! spurz have done some good business this summer,20mill for a 29 year old keane,an 30mill for a player whos going to 28 shortly!!! thanks for the £££££££££.
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CHARLIE from PORTSMOUTH says:Sep 3, 17:55
BERBATOV,A GOOD PLAYER,NOT A GREAT PLAYER,30MILLIon YU MUST BE JOKING,SPURS DonT CARE IF HE GOES, FOR THAT KIND OF MonEY,WE CAN BUT A COUPLE OF QUALITY STRIKERS.EXAMPLE ROBBIE KEEN FROM LIVERPOOL,ITS BEEN A BAD YEAR??????
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DEN from BASILDon says:Sep 3, 16:40
WELL SAID JK..AND DANNY.
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Danny from N.London says:Sep 3, 12:44
Alex such a good judge of players?If he's world class why didn't Alex buy him for 10m when he could've,after all he has always wanted to play for Man U.The lush waits to see if they suceed then pays through his purple nose for them.Break a leg Berba
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jk from belfast says:Sep 3, 08:39
any good spurs fan in my eyes will never forgive berbatov for the way he treated spurs and the fans ? ihope it was worth it scumbag he will get dogs abuse when he returns to the lane.
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