According to The Sun, Spurs will drop their
asking price to ₤25million to encourage Barcelona and AC Milan to
make a bid for Berbatov, who is intent on leaving White Hart
Lane.
Both clubs have expressed interest in the 27-year-old, who has
scored 46 goals and assisted many more since arriving in England
two summers ago from Bayer Leverkusen.
The silky striker is desperate to play in the Champions League,
however, which effectively rules the Rossoneri out of the
running for the time being – although it should be noted that
Adriano Galliani has managed to lure Ronaldinho and Gianluca
Zambrotta to San Siro despite this handicap.
Barca is the more likely destination but new coach Josep Guardiola
is likely to cease his search for a new forward if he decides to
hold onto Samuel Eto’o, who has been linked to both Spurs and
Milan.
If the Cameroonian hitman does stay at Camp Nou, then the
Lilywhites may be forced to sell to United, who have already lodged
a ₤20million bid – well short of the ₤30million they were
originally quoted.
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy will be loath to see Berbatov move to
Old Trafford, having been at loggerheads with Sir Alex Ferguson in
the media recently.
