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TOTTENHAM would rather sell Dimitar Berbatov to Barcelona for a cut-price fee than flog him to Manchester United.
SunSport can reveal the Spanish giants have told Spurs they are ready to make a move for the wantaway striker.
United remain favourites to land the Bulgarian — but only if they meet Spurs’ £30million asking price.
So far, United have not budged from £25m and, if they do not up their bid, Spurs will listen to Barca.
And they would be far more willing to reach a compromise deal with them, than negotiate with United.
A White Hart Lane insider confirmed: “Barcelona are watching the situation very closely and we know they would love to sign Dimi.”
Tottenham remain furious with the way United have handled their interest in Berbatov, 27, even reporting them to the Premier League after comments Alex Ferguson made about wanting the player at Old Trafford.
Spurs boss Juande Ramos made it clear yesterday he still wants to keep the hitman and praised his pre-season performances.
The Spaniard said: “He is an excellent pro and has been working totally independent of anything that is happening outside football.
"Any speculation is handled by his agent and he has been getting on with things in a professional manner.
“He is our player and is at our club. He is a fantastic player and it would be great for him to stay.
“Any manager is always going to want their best players available. Dimitar is no different.
“He is a great professional and is carrying himself superbly throughout this.”
Ramos believes Spurs can make a serious challenge on the Big Four — with or without Berbatov.
He said: “Tottenham is already a massive club. We can already be compared with United and the other top four clubs.
“We are very happy with our squad and, with the players at our disposal, we feel we can challenge anybody.
“I have no doubts in my mind that players will choose to stay here over any of the other top clubs. I have the squad how I want it.”
Asked if he wanted to sign another top-quality striker, Ramos said: “That’s something we are constantly working on. We work without rest to look for players.”
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I´m not worried, but it would be a shame if United didn´t by Berbatov, because he is a great player. He would complement Tevez´s style too.
15-08-2008
Spurs: We´d Rather Sell Berba To Barça
good luck for barca if he does go there
at the rate we're going we could be an irish club 
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