UNITED TO QUIT ON BERBATOV
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MANCHESTER UNITED are set to pull the plug on their bid to sign Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov.
United have become aware that Spurs are willing to sell the Bulgarian to any club BUT themselves despite the European champions making a £20million bid for the player.
And the asking price could soar to £38m after United’s interest provoked a public spat between Spurs chairman Daniel Levy and Sir Alex Ferguson over alleged tapping-up of Berbatov, with Tottenham lodging a formal complaint with the Premier League.
That prompted the United boss to threaten to take legal action against Levy but the fall-out is now that Berbatov’s desired move to Old Trafford looks doomed.
Fergie has already begun to look at alternative strikers who could act as a foil to Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez.
Among those he has watched have been Ajax hitman Klass-Jan Huntelaar and Blackburn’s Roque Santa Cruz — both also chased by Arsenal.