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From The Times
May 5, 2008
Final bow for Dimitar Berbatov?
Russell Kempson
With the close-season transfer market due to open shortly, Juande Ramos, the Tottenham Hotspur head coach, has done little to dampen speculation that Dimitar Berbatov, the Bulgaria striker, will be leaving the club during the summer. Asked if Berbatov had played his last game for Tottenham, Ramos said: “I don’t know, I hope not.”
Berbatov did not feature in Tottenham’s 1-0 win against Reading at the Madejski Stadium on Saturday. He suffered a groin injury in training on Friday and was left out of the squad. Ramos gave no indication whether Berbatov would play in Tottenham’s final match of the season, against Liverpool at White Hart Lane on Sunday.
Tottenham could decide to cash in on Berbatov, who has scored 23 goals this season and who could command a fee of up to £25 million. He has two years left on his contract but Manchester United as well as many of Europe’s leading clubs are believed to be interested in him.
The sale would help to swell the transfer kitty of Ramos, who has already spent £16.5 million on signing Luka Modric, the Croatia and Dynamo Zagreb midfield player. As a replacement for Berbatov, Tottenham have been linked with David Villa, of Valencia, and Samuel Eto’o, of Barcelona. “We can only talk about the players we have,” Ramos said. “Modric is one of them. But we have to see what happens and make some decisions about how we want the squad.”
:shrug: Hmmmm...I wonder if last weekend's report from Bent's friend on gg that Berba left Lunch in the Player's Lounge 20 mins early to walk around the WHL pitch in deep contemplation, his distance from the other players, and his resigned look of disappointment and sadness when he failed to score against Bolton was as a result of him knowing that it could've been his last match for us, and a transfer is imminent?
I respect Dan's postings, and always read with interest, but I'm afraid on this issue I can't see Berba staying for one more season or the club forcing him to. Taking into account the Webster Ruling which would come into effect when he reaches 28 and Levy's willingness to sell Defoe when he refused to sign a new contract, I personally think the writing is on the wall.
May 5, 2008
Final bow for Dimitar Berbatov?
Russell Kempson
With the close-season transfer market due to open shortly, Juande Ramos, the Tottenham Hotspur head coach, has done little to dampen speculation that Dimitar Berbatov, the Bulgaria striker, will be leaving the club during the summer. Asked if Berbatov had played his last game for Tottenham, Ramos said: “I don’t know, I hope not.”
Berbatov did not feature in Tottenham’s 1-0 win against Reading at the Madejski Stadium on Saturday. He suffered a groin injury in training on Friday and was left out of the squad. Ramos gave no indication whether Berbatov would play in Tottenham’s final match of the season, against Liverpool at White Hart Lane on Sunday.
Tottenham could decide to cash in on Berbatov, who has scored 23 goals this season and who could command a fee of up to £25 million. He has two years left on his contract but Manchester United as well as many of Europe’s leading clubs are believed to be interested in him.
The sale would help to swell the transfer kitty of Ramos, who has already spent £16.5 million on signing Luka Modric, the Croatia and Dynamo Zagreb midfield player. As a replacement for Berbatov, Tottenham have been linked with David Villa, of Valencia, and Samuel Eto’o, of Barcelona. “We can only talk about the players we have,” Ramos said. “Modric is one of them. But we have to see what happens and make some decisions about how we want the squad.”
:shrug: Hmmmm...I wonder if last weekend's report from Bent's friend on gg that Berba left Lunch in the Player's Lounge 20 mins early to walk around the WHL pitch in deep contemplation, his distance from the other players, and his resigned look of disappointment and sadness when he failed to score against Bolton was as a result of him knowing that it could've been his last match for us, and a transfer is imminent?
I respect Dan's postings, and always read with interest, but I'm afraid on this issue I can't see Berba staying for one more season or the club forcing him to. Taking into account the Webster Ruling which would come into effect when he reaches 28 and Levy's willingness to sell Defoe when he refused to sign a new contract, I personally think the writing is on the wall.
