Manchester United sign Berbatov as Campbell goes to Tottenham
Manchester United have signed Dimitar Berbatov from Tottenham Hotspur for £30.75m. Frazier Campbell is headed the other way in a 1-year loan deal (smart bit of business from United, that).
The transfer was always expected to go down to the wire but Manchester City’s weekend takeover threw it in a spin with City’s new owners jumping in with a bid for Berbatov which was accepted by Tottenham.
Berbatov, however, wasn’t swayed by the wads of cash being waved under his nose and stuck to his guns and while City turned to Spain (where Robinho had no qualms about jumping outside the Champions League for a season), United sweetened the deal with young striker Frazier Campbell and the rest is history. Very expensive history and a decent bit of business by Tottenham when you look at the 20m profit and 46 goals in 2 years.
Now we can put this transfer business behind us and watch England stumble around in Barcelona and Zagreb for a couple of weeks. Football should be so simple….
“This is a key signing. Dimitar is one of the best and most exciting strikers in world football. His style and ability will give the team a different dimension and I’m sure he will be a popular player with the fans.”
Dimitar Berbatov:
“Joining Manchester United is a dream come true for me. I look forward to playing my part in helping this club win more honours in the years to come.”
Topics: Dimitar Berbatov, English Premier League, Football Transfers, Manchester United, Tottenham
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Sales of those nº9 shirts should really take off now huh?
September 2nd, 2008 @ 00:45FINALLY WE LANDED OUR MAN ITS 2AM NOW IN SOUTH AFRICA AND I WAITED UP ESPECIALLY FOR THAT CONFIRMATION GOODNYT ALL
September 2nd, 2008 @ 00:48YEEEEEEEES
September 2nd, 2008 @ 00:49HOPE YOU ARE HAPPY
YOUR SHAMEFUL PART IN THE ILLEGAL TAPPING UP OF BERBATOV HAS DRIVEN ANOTHER NAIL IN THE COFFIN OF COMPETITIVE ENGLISH FOOTBALL AS THE SAME 4 CLUBS CONTINUE TO DOMINATE EVERY SINGLE PREDICTABLE WATCHING PAINT DRY SEASON
September 2nd, 2008 @ 00:51OMG I CANT BELIEVE IT. IT IS 9.52 HERE IN AUSTRALIA I THOURGHT THEY WOULD SELL HIM TO THE CITY I WAS ON THE MOST OF THE TIME FOR THE SUMMER TRANSFER WINDOW. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
September 2nd, 2008 @ 00:54Just like you taped up Ramos mister NAME.
Good signing. Hope he lives up to the hype.
September 2nd, 2008 @ 01:00shamefull or not my man we always ALLWAYS get our man
September 2nd, 2008 @ 01:01I seem to remember the gooners gloating when they robbed Sol Campbell until he educated their players in how to run down your contract and leave for free! Maybe he can advise Ronaldo on how to leave for a bigger club! Thanks for the cash £30 million will come in handy in January. Ha Ha, you have been robbed!
September 2nd, 2008 @ 01:07Jesus. £30.75mil for Berbatov? £30mil for Tevez? Are we out of our minds here?
September 2nd, 2008 @ 01:15now lets get pavlyuchenko in January…
or maybe Modric…!!!
September 2nd, 2008 @ 01:160110: Sir Alex Ferguson has given his reaction to Dimitar Berbatov’s move to Manchester United.
“This is a key signing,” the United boss told manutd.com.
“Dimitar is one of the best and most exciting strikers in world football.
“His style and ability will give the team a different dimension and I am sure he will be a popular player with the fans.”
no next up is gio dos santos
September 2nd, 2008 @ 01:24And Chelsea takes all the blame for spending obscene amounts of money…
September 2nd, 2008 @ 01:49if we have agreed to pay 30 mill , why the hell the deal was’nt done long before…..again united have been milked
September 2nd, 2008 @ 01:58Finally! It’s over! And we didn’t even have to make a charitable contribution.
September 2nd, 2008 @ 02:01We have definitely been milked but the sad fact is that there’s no other player like Berbatov that is on the market.
September 2nd, 2008 @ 02:0190 mil spend on strikers i hope mu fans will stop moaning about chelsea’s spendings.
September 2nd, 2008 @ 06:48Frazier Campbell on loan is our charitable contribution…
September 2nd, 2008 @ 08:43Then what is Saha’s number?
September 2nd, 2008 @ 09:36Barty, you are a typical UTD supporter! What is Saha’s number? Ha HA HA LOVL!
September 2nd, 2008 @ 09:43barty u dumbass saha is gone with his glass legs to everton cant wait for the 13th now berba, wazza, teves, anderson, nani, giggsy, scholesy only god can stop us now GLORY GLORY MAN UNITED hahahahaahahahahahahahhahahahahaahaahaaha robinho snubbed chelsea
September 2nd, 2008 @ 10:58It is clear Tottenham Hotspur F C did not agree a fee with Manchester Utd F C regarding Dimitar Berbatov prior to MUFC entering into talks with him. THFC were under the immpression The palyer would be talking to Manchester City FC. MUFC Hijacked him at the airport with the club Manager Alex Fergusen and an F A Executive David Gill and practically held a player that was contracted to spurs until minutes before the transfer deadline. The F A needs to look into the conduct of MUFC and more importantly why an F A Executive (David Gill) was there to witness and promote this unsavoury behavour. A real supporter would condemn the actions of their club, not appluad them!
September 2nd, 2008 @ 16:56yid4ever if i were u, i will just forget about complaining and focuss on what united will be with the addition of berba. history will only remember that man yoo signed berbatov on transfer deadline and not berba been tip before the signing.
September 2nd, 2008 @ 18:02Its a very important signing by my
September 2nd, 2008 @ 19:16most favourite soccer squad in the world.
Go united