Tottenham Hotspur has received a transfer bid for its Bulgarian
striker Dimitar Berbatov from Manchester United and will decide
whether to accept it over the next days, the player's agent Emil
Dantchev said on Friday.
Dantchev and Berbatov met with the Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy
on Thursday, amid heightening speculating in English press that the
Manchester club stepped up its interest for the Bulgarian
striker.
Manchester United is in the middle of a striker crisis, with
several key players out with injuries, and manager Alex Ferguson
has identified the Bulgarian as his main target before the end of
the international transfer window, which closes next week.
"Tottenham's board confirmed that Manchester United made an enquiry
as to Berbatov's availability, " Dantchev told Bulgarian sports
website Gong.bg.
"We told them our position, they told us theirs. In the end, we
agreed that the board would decide within the next few days and let
us know."
"It's obviously a very appealing possibility, but Dimitar has a
contract with Tottenham and he needs Spurs' approval to
negotiate.
"I cannot comment the stuff in the English papers. The truth of it
is that there is an inquiry, but everything else is
speculation.
"It's clear though that Tottenham really want to keep
Berbatov."
Berbatov cost Tottenham £10.9m when he moved from Bayer Leverkusen
last summer. He claims he turned down a last-ditch attempt by
Manchester United to scupper the deal because Tottenham showed more
interest in signing him.
The Bulgarian became an instant fan favourite and ended the season
as the club's top scorer with 23 goals in all competitions,
including 12 in the league.
