Dimitar Berbatov cursed agent when Manchester City tried to hijack Manchester United transfer to Tottenham

Dimitar Berbatov has further endeared himself to the Manchester United faithful after recalling his X response to Manchester City's interest.

The Bulgarian icon linked to the red devils from Tottenham in 2008 in a £30.75 million transfer, where he enjoyed four trophy-laden seasons at Old Trafford.

berbatov He won two Premier League titles and as many Community Shields, as well as lifting the League Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.

In the 2010/11 season he took home the Golden Boot with 20 top-flight goals, and his dazzling performances earned him cult hero status at the Theater of Dreams.

But now he could be considered in the legend group after revealing that he cursed his agent after being informed Citizens tried to hijack his United switch.

Spurs accepted an offer from City, but then-manager Mark Hughes never managed to speak to Berbatov, as the former Bayer Leverkusen player only had his eyes set on United.

Recalling the dramatic deadline day 16 years ago, he said The telegraph: “They wanted to sign me on the last day of the market.

“I told my agent: 'Fuck you, we're going to United.' Because of the history, the prestige, the players, the coach, the shirt.

“I never had any doubt that Old Trafford was the right decision.”

Berbatov was later received by Sir Alex Ferguson after landing at Manchester airport.

He said of his meeting: “I was surprised because it can be intimidating, especially for me, to get off the plane and bam, you see Sir Alex!

“I thought, 'What do I say? How do I address him? Will I look stupid?' I had all these questions in my head, but he was great.

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“He took us to Carrington and the car ride was like science fiction. I didn't even know what to say.

“It was a perfect day. Exhausting, but perfect, because I had worked so hard to get there.”

While Berbatov opted to join United rather than City, the move was in danger of falling through, until Fraizer Campbell agreed to join Spurs on loan from United.

In his pursuit of first-team football, United academy graduate Campbell had been set to link up with Wigan, only to be informed of the situation by Ferguson.

Talking about the United Podcast In January 2023, he said: “It was the international break so I was with the England under-20 or under-21 team, I know I'm going on loan and I sat down with Steve Bruce, he was at Wigan at the time.

“So I'll go on loan to Wigan, I'll just talk to people and wait for the faxes to come in so I can sign.

“It's getting late, waiting for this fax to arrive and I get a call from a hidden number, so I said, 'Hello?'

“And (Sir Alex says:) 'Oh, Fraizer, here is Sir Alex. I'll call you back in five minutes and you'll have to give me your answer, but I've got a deal for Berbatov in the works, it's £30m, it'll only go through if you agree to go there on loan.

“'So, I'll call you in three or four minutes to let you know your decision. I'll talk to you in a minute.'

“And that was it. “I was hardly going to say no.”