They can't do the latter since it's a multiple of salary. It does seem as though the clubs have a tacit agreement not to play Webster - and the agents have been made aware of this.
Berbatov
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I really, really, really want Berbatov. So, shall we email this thread to someone ITK to get them to pass it on, see if any of this information helps?
According to my reading of it, it's either a formula like you describe, or different, if agreed between the parties.
I was always bad at doing my homework. If that's the case I'd expect all clubs to insist on some ludicrous compensation fee akin to the inflated buyout clauses you see in order to effectively kill it off.
It WILL happen, I can feel it. Just with the tension between the two clubs at the moment, that's why it's being dragged out. They fecking sell Robbie Keane to Liverpool just like that, but they're dragging their heels over Berbatov, the cnuts
It WILL happen, I can feel it. Just with the tension between the two clubs at the moment, that's why it's being dragged out. They fecking sell Robbie Keane to Liverpool just like that, but they're dragging their heels over Berbatov, the cnuts
yeh but robbie keane is shit...Id be well happy to sell him to the diippers for 20 million squid.
wonder if they would take louis and fletch for 20mil a peice
i'm disappointed we haven't hit the 10,000 post mark yet.
Give it another 10 minutes i guess.
Give it another 10 minutes i guess.
9,932
no news ?
He´s with the national team, nothing will happen until tomorrow, if anything will happen that is.
Everything has gone so quiet that I imagine that we have pulled ourselves out of the deal.
Doubtful. If we had truely given up then we would in for someone else by now, prpbably have signed Huntelaar or something and there would be few other transfer that would take this long or be as problematic. We're obviously still very interested and Fergie is prepared to wait a little longer to get the player he really wants.
I would rather us wait a week and get Berbatov than sign Huntelaar tomorrow. Berbatov will become a legend here, no doubt, he is a perfect fit IMO and obviously SAF sees it the same way.
Nought is going to happen until after the friendlies are played tonight
I don't think thats the sticking point,we can agreed a deal with spurs i think there is other problem that is stopping this deal to happen...
Nowt.
Does Bulgaria have a friendly tonight? If so is the Dimigod playing?
Due to the fact that Berbatov is such a god, they changed the name of the country to Berbgaria.
Yes he will, he's the captain for Bulgaria.
yes, Bosnia vs Bulgaria tonight.
Conan and the Berbarian.
Nah, I've had much worse, and will probably have worse in the future. I'm good in here.
Another day without Ibnu Ramli
We will be getting the bloke on Friday, that is of course if anything happens at all this week as we speak.
Its like having to live without air, or berbatugging
DB9
I can see it now. Dimitar Berbatov's new range of products.
I can see it now. Dimitar Berbatov's new range of products.
Dear god NO
He wouldn't be DB9 at United.
A source by no means associated with the club has said that if he doesn't transfer from White Heart Lane, he'll still be a Spurs player. Interesting stuff.
Think positive. Saha is only keeping the number warm for him.
Berb Wire
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Fergie: “Big News For Yous Lot In The Next 48 Hours” Yeah…We’re Waiting
August 20, 2008
Is everything actually going to plan in United’s hunt for a new striker, we wonder?
In his final press conference last week prior to United’s first league game of the season, Sir Alex portentously told the assembled journos that they would be ‘very surprised by what would happen in the next 48 hours.’
It was an intriguing, cryptic comment. Did Ferguson mean to imply that the long-running and bad-tempered pursuit of Dimitar Berbatov was finally due to come to an end, thereby scuppering all of the doubting Thomases in the press? Or was he implying that the quarry in the striker hunt was not Berbatov after all, but one of the other half-forgotten targets - such as Huntelaar?
48 hours down the line - and indeed half a week later - we are none the wiser.
Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson was happy to talk about Wayne Rooney but unhappy to talk about Dimitar Berbatov at his latest news conference.
Are the Berbatov negotations still under way, we wonder? Mindful of the unseemly copy the issue has generated in the press, have the two camps decided to conduct their final negotiations in utmost secrecy?
Or is it merely that bugger all has happened?
After having creatively accounted for the signings of Tevez, Anderson, Nani and Hargreaves last summer and this, do United in fact have the financial resources to pull off this major transfer?
There are those who question the logic of spending so much money on Berbatov when there are other, cheaper options who might have adequately fulfilled the extra striking role. Yet Ferguson seems to have made up his mind that the moody, mercurial Bulgarian is the right man for the job and to now see United getting indignant over the crucial few million quid difference, brings back memories of the bad old days under Peter Kenyon, when prevarication and false economies deprived us of important star signings.
With Ferguson having made plain his preference for Berbatov, Daniel Levy knows he has United over a barrel. The transparent attempts to talk up United’s interest in other strikers (such as the laughable Henry rumours) have only served to entrench the Spurs board’s position rather than undermine it.
Juande Ramos is keen to find a replacement for Berbatov before allowing him to leave, but it is clear he would be allowed to go without that happening should United come up with the full asking price. By not caving in to that demand United are playing a dangerous waiting game, the consequences of which could be far more costly than the few million quid overspend they’re contemplating right now.
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August 20, 2008
Is everything actually going to plan in United’s hunt for a new striker, we wonder?
In his final press conference last week prior to United’s first league game of the season, Sir Alex portentously told the assembled journos that they would be ‘very surprised by what would happen in the next 48 hours.’
It was an intriguing, cryptic comment. Did Ferguson mean to imply that the long-running and bad-tempered pursuit of Dimitar Berbatov was finally due to come to an end, thereby scuppering all of the doubting Thomases in the press? Or was he implying that the quarry in the striker hunt was not Berbatov after all, but one of the other half-forgotten targets - such as Huntelaar?
48 hours down the line - and indeed half a week later - we are none the wiser.
Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson was happy to talk about Wayne Rooney but unhappy to talk about Dimitar Berbatov at his latest news conference.
[via Apture]
Are the Berbatov negotations still under way, we wonder? Mindful of the unseemly copy the issue has generated in the press, have the two camps decided to conduct their final negotiations in utmost secrecy?
Or is it merely that bugger all has happened?
After having creatively accounted for the signings of Tevez, Anderson, Nani and Hargreaves last summer and this, do United in fact have the financial resources to pull off this major transfer?
There are those who question the logic of spending so much money on Berbatov when there are other, cheaper options who might have adequately fulfilled the extra striking role. Yet Ferguson seems to have made up his mind that the moody, mercurial Bulgarian is the right man for the job and to now see United getting indignant over the crucial few million quid difference, brings back memories of the bad old days under Peter Kenyon, when prevarication and false economies deprived us of important star signings.
With Ferguson having made plain his preference for Berbatov, Daniel Levy knows he has United over a barrel. The transparent attempts to talk up United’s interest in other strikers (such as the laughable Henry rumours) have only served to entrench the Spurs board’s position rather than undermine it.
Juande Ramos is keen to find a replacement for Berbatov before allowing him to leave, but it is clear he would be allowed to go without that happening should United come up with the full asking price. By not caving in to that demand United are playing a dangerous waiting game, the consequences of which could be far more costly than the few million quid overspend they’re contemplating right now.
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Manchester United consider Klaas-Jan Huntelaar should Dimitar Berbatov bid fail
Manchester United have reportedly registered their interest in Klaas Jan-Huntelaar amid growing fears Dimitar Berbatov's proposed move from Tottenham could collapse.
By Matt Lawless
Last Updated: 1:13PM BST 20 Aug 2008
Alternative option: Ajax captain Klaas Jan-Huntelaar (centre) has emerged as an alternative to Dimitar Berbatov, should the Spurs striker fail to join Man Utd Photo: Getty Images
Despite the player's persistent pleas to be sold, Tottenham are still refusing to compromise on their £30 million valuation of Berbatov, depriving the unsettled Bulgarian of his "dream move".
Tottenham's apparent reluctance to do business with United follows a month of intense dispute between the Premier League clubs, after Spurs owner Daniel Levy branded United manager Sir Alex Ferguson 'arrogant' following his alleged public declaration of intent to sign Berbatov.
United's attempts to repair relations with the north London club have been met with little assistance from White Hart Lane officials and patience is beginning to wear thin at Old Trafford, fuelling speculation a move for Ajax Captain Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is instead a possibility.
A report in El Mundo Deportivo claims the promising Holland international, 24, has been sounded out by Ferguson as an alternative option.
The striker even declared his love of Manchester United earlier in the summer when questioned about rival interest from Arsenal.
"It's a club (Manchester United) that makes me dream, especially as Ruud van Nistelrooy played there and did great things with them," he said.
Huntelaar, whose Ajax contract expires in 2010, would be considerably cheaper than Berbatov.
But the player's representative, Arnold Oosterveer suggested last week that the Dutchman will extend his stay at the Amsterdam club for at least another season, rejecting reports that Real Madrid had agreed a £20 million fee for his services.
"Nothing is going on at the moment – the rumours are pure nonsense," he said, echoing a previous statement made by Ajax coach Marco Van Basten who confirmed that the player would not be sold.
Berbatov, however, remains a priority for United who are hoping to finalise the protracted saga before the end of the transfer window
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Manchester United have reportedly registered their interest in Klaas Jan-Huntelaar amid growing fears Dimitar Berbatov's proposed move from Tottenham could collapse.
By Matt Lawless
Last Updated: 1:13PM BST 20 Aug 2008
Despite the player's persistent pleas to be sold, Tottenham are still refusing to compromise on their £30 million valuation of Berbatov, depriving the unsettled Bulgarian of his "dream move".
Tottenham's apparent reluctance to do business with United follows a month of intense dispute between the Premier League clubs, after Spurs owner Daniel Levy branded United manager Sir Alex Ferguson 'arrogant' following his alleged public declaration of intent to sign Berbatov.
United's attempts to repair relations with the north London club have been met with little assistance from White Hart Lane officials and patience is beginning to wear thin at Old Trafford, fuelling speculation a move for Ajax Captain Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is instead a possibility.
A report in El Mundo Deportivo claims the promising Holland international, 24, has been sounded out by Ferguson as an alternative option.
The striker even declared his love of Manchester United earlier in the summer when questioned about rival interest from Arsenal.
"It's a club (Manchester United) that makes me dream, especially as Ruud van Nistelrooy played there and did great things with them," he said.
Huntelaar, whose Ajax contract expires in 2010, would be considerably cheaper than Berbatov.
But the player's representative, Arnold Oosterveer suggested last week that the Dutchman will extend his stay at the Amsterdam club for at least another season, rejecting reports that Real Madrid had agreed a £20 million fee for his services.
"Nothing is going on at the moment – the rumours are pure nonsense," he said, echoing a previous statement made by Ajax coach Marco Van Basten who confirmed that the player would not be sold.
Berbatov, however, remains a priority for United who are hoping to finalise the protracted saga before the end of the transfer window
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What the feck?
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