Blues in cheeky Berbatov bid

September 01, 2008

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Dimitar Berbatov

CITY have made a dramatic 11th hour bid for United's number one target Dimitar Berbatov.

The Reds have been locked in transfer talks over the signing of Tottenham's Bulgarian star all summer but City, who are on the brink of being taken over by an Abu Dhabi investment group, are attempting a cheeky deadline day swoop.

The cash rich Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment have reached an agreement to buy City, and their first instruction to the Blues is to try and lure Berbatov for a reputed £28m.

The Blues may try and use Martin Petrov to persuade his international team-mate to come to City.

The audacious move is bound to rile United, even if Berbatov goes to Old Trafford as expected.

Meanwhile, the Blues have also been linked with a move for Valencia and Spain star David Villa.

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petenico, manchester (01/09/2008 at 11:32)

i love city. its like a never ending soap drama that includes some cracking one liners and lasts 24hours a day!

bbcity Caboolture Au (01/09/2008 at 11:32)

Too late now..

kevin cairns, morecambe (01/09/2008 at 11:32)

Come on City! Would be a good signing.

Reidus, Cambridge (01/09/2008 at 11:34)

love it, im in the middle of a crucial experiment at work but keep logging on

Peter Beagrie`s beagle (01/09/2008 at 11:34)

My old ticker can`t take any more excitement this morning!! Even if he doesn`t come at least it shows an immediate, no messing about intention from our new owners! CTID

bigusdickus, Brighton (01/09/2008 at 11:35)

potentially the most hilarious hijack of all time.

Penfold,stuck in a postbox in Blackley (01/09/2008 at 11:35)

Get in there

Rob Hines (01/09/2008 at 11:36)

I would absolutely wet myself if Hughesy pulled that 1 out of the bag, so funny, unfortunatly i cant see it coming off. But you never know Petrov is his mate, he want injured yesterday he was helping him move from London to the Blue Camp

RussTiff (01/09/2008 at 11:36)

This is brilliant, if we could pull this off it would be one in the eye for The Scum. Go for it Hughesey, prove me wrong and show you're now Blue through and through.

A Manc and blue (01/09/2008 at 11:36)

Today is getting better and better

Keysey (01/09/2008 at 11:38)

Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha!

Genius, whose idea was that? Someone at the Blue Camp has a WKD side.

(Just so long as we don't actually get the sulky prat)

Blue-Suede-Hughes., Thaksin's Pocket (01/09/2008 at 11:39)

OH MY GIDDY AUNT! WTF! I CAN TAKE THIS! I JUST CAN'T TAKE THE EXCITEMENT! PLEASE LORD, IF THIS IS A DREAM, I DON'T EVER WANT TO WAKE UP!

BERBA AND JO! WHATS THE ODDS ON US WINNING THE LEAGUE?!?!?!

Sid Bkk, Bangkok (01/09/2008 at 11:40)

Any new about Neves?

Jo's left foot (01/09/2008 at 11:40)

Classic just classic.
this story is on both CITY & rags page I hope they put all comments on both.

joey (01/09/2008 at 11:40)

How silly! Surely MEN can do better than such made up stories. Its a pity that journalism has turned into fabricationism. Berbatov is moving for Champions league football, which City won't be playing any time soon. They are being bought by an investment firm, not a bored billionaire, and will consequently invest sensible and profitably. The whole Berbatov saga has taken too long though.

Great Sankey Blue, Warrington (01/09/2008 at 11:40)

Eh What??
And now the Cast of Babestation will walk through my door and insist I have sex with all of them!!

Only at City!! I love this club!!!!

bluecat (01/09/2008 at 11:40)

Laugh out loud hillarious news. I'd love it to bits if it came off. But NOT at the expense of selling Petrov who is one of the best left wingers anywhere and we don't have anyone close to a replacement for him.

Ste, Cheshire (01/09/2008 at 11:41)

Even if it means them having to pay £2m more due to our bid then its worth it! Funniest thing ive heard all year. If it comes off I will be laughing all week!

Always a Red, Sliema, Malta (01/09/2008 at 11:41)

Nah, Citeh are not a massive enough club for Berba and they cannot offer him Champions League footy....not in a million years!!

stubod, Birmingham (01/09/2008 at 11:42)

pinch me.

A Manc and blue (01/09/2008 at 11:42)

I would LMFTO

Emjay See (01/09/2008 at 11:43)

You're making it up as you go along!

Aren't you?

Bluereed my voice only (01/09/2008 at 11:45)

Let me get this right our new owners are worth ten times more than Abramovic.

So we could buy both Berbatov and the winker.

We are debt free

Italiancitizen (01/09/2008 at 11:46)

OH MY GOD !!!! I can't belive it !! This is going to be the best day in Man City history !!!!

Jo's left foot (01/09/2008 at 11:46)

Even if we dont get him I hope it puts a spanner in the works.everyone nows the spuds dont wont to sell him to the rags.

Come on Berbatov you no it makes sense.

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