Fergie cools on Berbatov as Spurs want £38m

£20m United bid rejected as failing hopes of a compromise spark war of words between Sir Alex Ferguson and Daniel Levy Jonathan Northcroft in Pretoria MANCHESTER UNITED are to abandon their pursuit of Dimitar Berbatov as a result of continuing conflict between Sir Alex Ferguson and the Tottenham chairman, Daniel Levy, and the exorbitant transfer fee Spurs are demanding for their striker. United have been quoted a price of £38m for Berbatov and having seen a £20m bid rejected feel there is little scope to negotiate a reasonable compromise with Levy, who provoked a war of words with Ferguson when he branded him “arrogant” and reported United to the Premier League last week. Relations between the clubs, and Ferguson and Levy particularly, have only worsened over the past seven days and Ferguson is now exploring other... [read full story]