Bye, Bye Berba!!

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Bye, Bye Berba!!



According to a very confident Daily Mail it would appear that Dimitar Berbatov is finally on his way to Manchester United in a £25 million deal.

It is suggested that Spurs have finally accepted a deal for 'The greatest living Bulgarian' and he will travel up to Manchester to undergo a medical as early as tomorrow morning.

It is expected that the player will sign a four year deal for an estimated 80k a week and be ready to say 'cheese' in United's Official team photos this Friday.

I am slightly disappointed that Spurs have succumbed to sell for 25m as I personally rate him higher, but If the figure is true I am guessing that Daniel Levy has demanding a very large percentage up front to bring in replacements for Ramos to work his miracles with..

Rumours were very strong this morning (Tues) that Andrei Arshavin was pretty much agreed (but this cooled later) and Corluka is again very much back on, as is the Veloso deal with Sporting, a deal that they were demanding be concluded by the 12th, so prepare for a busy Wednesday, it could be a hell of a ride...

[mori]

Good for him..sayonara..

[mori]

Why Spurs are better off without Berbatov
Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Metro's chief sportswriter Danny Griffiths explains why Dimitar Berbatov's expected Spurs exit is no bad thing for the club.

Tottenham will take their summer spending towards the £100million barrier as soon as Dimitar Berbatov packs his bags and heads to Old Trafford. And you know what? They're better off without him.

The moody Bulgarian clearly doesn't want to be at White Hart Lane any more and you can't afford to carry passengers in this day and age, no matter how skilful they are.

His thoughts have been clearly been at Old Trafford throughout pre-season and he will depart with Spurs £28m wealthier in their bank account and showing a healthy profit on the £10.9m they paid Bayer Leverkusen just a couple of years ago.

Berbatov produced many glorious moments during his stay at Spurs - the best arguably the ice cool penalty in the 2-1 Carling Cup victory over Chelsea at Wembley in February.

But now he's gone and Spurs can start planning for a legitimate assault on all four fronts where they can expect to make major impacts this season.

Whether or not the 27-year-old Berba plays a leading role with United remains to be seen but Tottenham can close the chapter on the enjoyable Martin Jol era now and look forward to move to the next level.

It's highly likely they will now move swiftly to bring in Andrei Arshavin and perhaps two more players to conclude an amazing spending spree which has totally transformed the face of the club.

Spurs have already agreed personal terms with Arshavin and can now be expected to find common ground with Zenit St Petersburg after differing on the Euro 2008 star's valuation.

Juande Ramos is unlikely to keep any spare cash sitting in the bank for long, however, as the Londoners still hope to sign versatile Vedran Corluka from Manchester City.

And moves for Sporting Lisbon holding midfielder Miguel Veloso and Real Zaragoza striker Diego Milito could also be on the cards.

Despite the massive outlay, Tottenham will have recouped nearly £70m during a busy summer spent clearing the decks at the Lane.

As well as Berbatov being shipped out to United, Robbie Keane has joined Liverpool, Steed Malbranque, Teemu Tainio and Pascal Chimbonda have gone to Sunderland, Younes Kaboul to Portsmouth and Paul Robinson has joined Blackburn. Spurs also sold Jermain Defoe to Portsmouth in January but despite losing the three strikers who bagged 60 goals between them.

Despite the outgoings it's impossible to argue that Tottenham are anything but infinitely better off with the new campaign just a couple of days away.

The arrivals of Luka Modric, David Bentley and Giovanni Dos Santos have elevated midfield to a new level while Aaron Lennon and Jermaine Jenas can step up a notch or two and won't look out of place alongside that talented trio.

Then there's Tom Huddlestone, Didier Zokora and tenacious terrier Jamie O'Hara who add plenty of strength in depth.

Defence has been significantly strengthened under Ramos with Jonathan Woodgate and Alan Hutton being signed in January to add skill and muscle at the back while Gareth Bale's return from injury is a big bonus.

Spurs look set to play a fluid, attacking passing game with midfielders and full-backs flooding forward to support lone striker Darren Bent.

His rediscovered confidence is as key as Ledley King's fitness in front of new and improved goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes.
www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/article.html?in_article_id=263315&in_page_id=43

[rlanzairi]

yep... I think I had enough of berba when he pulled the great le sulk.... If your mind is not at the Lane, then by all means.... go....

But I hope they can buy players better than berba...... It should not be hard as there are a lot of players better tham berba when he did the le sulk...