£30m or Dimi rots in reserves
Juande Ramos isprepared to let Dimitar Berbatov rot in Tottenham’s reserves ratherthan sell him for less than £30million. Ramos has lost both his openingleague games but is determined to do it his way — without Berbatov upfront. With the transfer deadline looming, Manchester United want tocut a deal at around £24m. Yet Spurs remain insistent they want another£6m on top before they will let their Bulgarian striker leave. Thetrump card for Tottenham is that TWO Spanish clubs are staying in closecontact to see how the situation develops. They will offer cut-pricedeals of their own to land Berbatov, unless United see off thecompetition by agreeing to stump up at least that £30m. Pat Sheehan, The Sun
Sir Alex praised United goalscorer Darren Fletcher'sperformance at Fratton Park, saying: "Darren was great. He makestremendous runs and did another one in the second half. He hasfantastic energy and I'm delighted he is getting the credit hedeserves."
Cristiano Ronaldo says his recoveryfrom ankle surgery has left him feeling miserable. "I've neverexperienced a situation like this, being two months without kicking aball. I just want to be fully recovered."
The Mirror says "Dim'll fix it" after United started the season with "Two games, two goals, and little sign of the floodgates opening".
