Spurs Boss Says He HAD To Sell Berbatov
Posted on 03. Sep, 2008 by Milox in Premiership
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy insists the club were right to allow Dimitar Berbatov to join Manchester United.
The Bulgarian made a deadline-day switch to Old Trafford in a £30.75million deal after being linked with a transfer all summer.
Levy told the club’s official website: “The decisions we took to allow the transfers of Berbatov and Robbie Keane were made after close discussions with the coaching staff.”
He added: “Juande (Ramos) was clear, and I believe correct, in not wishing to embrace any player within the dressing room that had no desire to play for the badge of this club and for his team-mates. Under these circumstances we had no option but to sell these players.”
Levy has also urged the Premier League to “review the system” after agreeing not to pursue a complaint against United for making an illegal approach to Berbatov.
However, Tottenham remain clearly far from happy with the way the 27-year-old exited White Hart Lane - he insisted on joining United despite Manchester City making a higher bid.
“There are no guarantees in football and this summer we found ourselves having to deal with the unexpected challenge of both our leading goalscorers making it clear they wished to leave the club,” Levy continued.
“I have already stated my opinion on the manner in which our players were approached and the nature of the negotiations surrounding Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov.
“Monday’s events were further evidence of the need for the Premier League to review the system.
“I have also previously said that we had no need to sell players on long contracts - this no longer remains practical.”
© Press Association 2008
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7 Comments
peter gammond
04. Sep, 2008
good rid….break a leg
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andy
04. Sep, 2008
From what i have justread it appears there is no point of any player signing a contract at Spurs. You can sign a five year contract but if you want to play for annother team just tell the manager your not happy and the board will sell you for as much cash as possable.
OR
You could do what Man Utd did with Ronaldo and say sorry your not going anywhere for any price now get over it.
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BUTTERBEAN
04. Sep, 2008
UNDERSTAND WHAT MR.LEVY IS SAYING AND RAMOS ABOUT GETTING RID OF HIM BUT ITS NOT REALLY THE POINT ME AS A FAN S/TICKET HOLDER DEFEND THE CLUB TO THE HILT WITH ALL ON THE PEOPLE AT WORK IN THE PUB ALL OVER THE PLACE NOW THATS GOT TO STOP AND THE REASON WHY THE CLUB BROKE MY HEART ON MONDAY NIGHT WHEN WE T.H.F.C. BECAME A SMALL FOOTBALL CLUB AND THAT HURTS TO SAY THAT BUT WHAT ELSE CAN YOU SAY WHEN WE WERE TOLD ON SKYSPORTS THAT MR .LEVY AS NOT GIVAN PERMISSION TO MAN U TO TALK TO HIM WE THAN SEE FERGUSON DRIVING HIM TO THERE TRAINING GROUND AND THEN ON TO A PRIVATE HOSPITAL THEN TO OLD TRAFFORD STILL NOT GIVAN PERMISSION FOR THEM TO TALK TO HIM NO FEE AGREED SO FERGIE AND M.U.F.C HAVE KIDNAPPED HIM AS THE REPORTER ON SKYSPORTS SAID IT WAS LIKE THE MAFIA AT WORK IN BETWEEN ALL OF THIS GOING ON MAN CITY BID 32/35MILL WHICH WAS AGREED AND PERMISSION WAS GIVAN TO SPEAK TO HIM BUT THEY GOT NOWHERE NEAR HIM WE GET TO 23.40STILL NO PERMISSION BY MR.LEVY OR SPURS BOARD BUT BY 23.55 DEAL DONE THANKS MAN U BROKE EVERY RULE THERE IS WE HAD THEM BY THE BO…CKS BUT WE JUST CAVED IN FOR 31MILL@CAMBALL LOAN NO VIEW TO PERM DEAL AND NO COME BACK TO THE FA THIS WAS THE DAY TOTTENHAM BECAME A SMALL CLUB SO I WANT EVERY ONE ON THAT BOARD AND THERES PLENTY OF MONEY ON THERE TO TAKE A LONG LOOK AT YOURSELVES AND AGREE YOU MUGGED US OFF WITH ALL THIS NONSENSE THANKS FOR READING THIS SORRY ITS DEPPRESSING BUT ITS JUST THE WAY I FEEL C.O.Y.S.33
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WOCEPL
04. Sep, 2008
Lets be honest and don’t go into childish talk or even worse onto rubbish statements like “break a leg” etc.
My advice to Spurs fans is instead to reflect on WHY it is that the better and more accomplished (and thus more “attractive to other clubs”) stars WANT to leave Spurs in the first place. Together with unhelpful (and manytimes hurtful statements attributed to both Spurs management and fans alike), I feel that all these signs of ungraciousness, threats etc work to the detriment of the Club itself. Which top stars elsewhere will want to join Spurs if they had some better choice(s). Will you find some top players (I don’t include those fading ones who sometimes talk as though they are still there!) who will openly say that it is their “dream” to put on the proud “whites” of Spurs, reject concrete bids of higher returns/salary etc to come to WHL? Perhaps the right way will be to spend some of the cash rich takings achieved now to rebuild up a stronger youth football academy where young talents can be groomed with this rich desire to play proudly for the club. Just an unbiased suggestion though… Best wishes anyway.
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SackLevy
04. Sep, 2008
I’m fed up with that greasy little weasel, Levy, a weakling who will always give in to the big boys and then make himself look even more foolish comlaining about how we were mistreated. No point in b*****g about it here. I’m directing my effort to contact the The Dubai Investment Group, who will be looking for a club to compete with their main rival, the new Citeh owner. I hope other disgruntled supporters with do the same.
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bob
04. Sep, 2008
Having spent quite a few years in the gulf, I am amused and amazed at the naivety of so-called fans that like, dedicated followers of fashion, suggest ENIC sell out to those wonderful philanthropists like DIC. Come into the real world. Such buyers only come in when they already have an exit stategy. They will only put in less than they intend to take out. All the big talk from the buyers from Abu Dhabi looks good as they are only “interested” in developing sport. Just a few years ago the ruler, banned ex-pats from playing football, forcing them to turn to rugby, as they made the locals look bad. So much for developing sport. there ain’t no free lunch. Sure let’s find someone who’ll want to change the manager, players and whatever else takes there fancy every half year or so. Go and support one of the trendy clubs if you must. By the way WOCEPL, in your wonderful lecture on how Spurs and their fans should view the future you forgot a couple of important things. It is OK for players to renege on their contrcat and treat the fans with contempt. The rules should not apply to United. Even the SAF-loving Daily Mail admitted he threw away the rule book nd broke the regulations. So that OK in your book. I was hoping to encourage my grandchildren to follow football like their fathers but I feel it will only demonstrate how far a great sport has sunk into the gutter. It is proving that scum settles on the top.
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andy
04. Sep, 2008
I would rather see spurs give our own young stars a chance rather than see cambell being groomed just to be handed back to united.
We were once a proud football club but now people just laugh at us as ” The Wannabees” . We need to axe this board now before they drag this once proud club into the gutter. This is the first time in forty years ive been ashamed of my club.
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