Why Spurs shouldn't bow down to evil Sir Alex

In a perfect world, Tottenham would sell Dimitar Berbatov for around 25 million to Barcelona, proverbially turning round and sticking two fingers up at Sir Alex and Man Utd. They would then go and sign two high quality, proven strikers and get on with their business, forgetting the whole affair. In a perfect world, that is.

The reality is that Berbatov will continue to look miserable and privately beg to leave, which is fair enough. It is understandable for him to want to go to a better club, I just really wish it wasn’t Man Utd. I hate it when Big Four teams sign the Premier League’s best players and I especially dislike it when Sir Alex clicks his fingers and gets whoever he wants. What chance do the rest of us have when this is the reality?

Ferguson is a great manager and his record speaks volumes about his coaching ability. But, with no respect at all, he has a despicable image among most fans. You can imagine him sitting on his big throne at Old Trafford Towers, stomping his feet like a child when he is told by his aides that Tottenham are saying ‘no deal’. Whether he shoots a peasant on the streets or strangles a cat to deal with his frustration is down to your imagination. Needless to say, Sir Alex likes things his way and he believes he has the right to buy any player he wants.

He is trying to bully Tottenham into selling their best player. Ferguson has done it before. He bullied Tottenham into selling Michael Carrick and he did the same with Fulham when he signed Louis Saha. Man Utd were reported as being interested in Thierry Henry but this was dismissed as a tactic in putting pressure on Tottenham to sell. Clever but Spurs are still not budging.

Spurs have no reason to sell. In fact, it would benefit them greatly if Berbatov stayed and gave his best for the club, even if it is just till January. Spurs have just Darren Bent and Berbatov as strikers and would want to get more from their brilliant Bulgarian. It is possible that Spurs will eventually say yes to United and get a fortune of money for him. If that is the case then they will need to work quickly to sign a replacement(s).

Juande Ramos has praised Berbatov’s professionalism during the saga and one can see why. He has made very little comments in the press and has only briefly stated his desire to leave. His body language is very moody, yes, but it always is. He still performs brilliantly, regardless of whether he is smiling or not. So if Tottenham could hold their nerve and keep the door shut on United then it would be a big plus.

Barcelona are interested in Berbatov and Spurs would do well to convince him to go there. They may not get as much money but they wouldn’t see him in a United shirt and they could sign another striker quickly. And it would seriously annoy Ferguson and who wouldn’t want to see that?

Personally, I think Berbatov will go to United but Tottenham will get a lot of money for him. The only worry is that we’ll leave it too late to do a deal and we won’t be able to sign a replacement in time. But having played the situation excellently so far all summer, hopefully Juande Ramos and Daniel Levy will know what they are doing and will do the right thing in the interests of Tottenham.

What a victory it would be for the rest of the Premier League if Tottenham could manage to say no to Sir Alex Ferguson for a whole summer. Tottenham fans were certain he’d be leaving to Old Trafford straight away; now they’re privately hoping their club might just do the best out of it after all.