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Looks as though they have been taken over then.


http://www.arabianbusiness.com/529580-a

I expect them to make one mor Big signing today

http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_4078607,00.html

Berbatov apparently could be off there!

last minute move! That would be interesting :o

Yeah you just ignore my link

Sorry Don :(

Bitch

No chance he will go there unless the decison is based around money

Wasn't it linked a while ago that they would take a % of shares but Shiniwatra would remin in control...interesting to see how that one plays out

looks like he is having a medical at city then, just heard benzema or whatever could be off to utd

I have heard that they want VfB Stutgarts' Mario Gomez as well

David Villa as well if you believe the Beeb....

Despite him already having signed a contract extension at Valencia.

heh heh if Berbatov ends up at City rather than United for 30 million plus Daniel Levy should laugh in Fergusons face.

i think the Yiddo's will be pushing hard for Berbatov to head to Man City, seems to me they see selling him to manure as a last resort... i think it'll be brilliant if he does go there!!!

It'd preferrable if they sold Berbatov abroad... Man City are one of the teams Spurs need to finish above to get European football, so letting him go there seems a bit silly

is Spurs to Man City really that much of a step up?

So much for ambition.

1 player does not make a team though, although if he is scoring the goals then it certainly helps - if Spurs can get rid of the sulker and replace him with equal quality then they should be laughing and city fan's will be laughing if they beat Man U to him...

It could be though Dv, ok he might have to sacrifice a year but i am sure hughes will be telling him how much they got to spend for next season.

Try but money doesnt always equal success.

Spurs are hardly low on cash and they spend a fair amount every season.

Either way Man City arent in the Champions League and probably wont be for a few years...

I think its clear he wants to go to Manchester United but now Manchester City have bid I think Spurs wont accept a Manchester United bid.

We will hear that Man City have 'beat' Man Utd to the signing if it goes through, when in truth I cannot imaging that Ferguson would be foolish enough to spend £30 million on a player like him.

he did on rooney, Djemba djemba cost a bit aswell.Utd are desperate for a striker

They are indeed but £30m for him is a joke

Apparently now at uniteds carrington training ground according to SSN

Sky are saying Spanish TV are reporting that Real Madrid have just bid 36.5 mill for Berbatov

 :bye: :bye: :bye:

Man Utd have had a bid accepted so he will go there, Fergie usually gets his man, Shearer was a one off

Tottenham have accepted Manchester City's bid of over £30m for Dimitar Berbatov, BBC Sport understands.

I bet it was just a game being played by Spurs & Man City, make it look like you mean business by bidding for high profile players in an attempt to improve ticket sells (Man City) by meanwhile the advantage to Spurs is that is puts the preasure on Man Utd to react to the 'serious offer' as they want the player and do no want to look like they are beaten to him by their rivals.

Man City have bid for David Villa & Mario Gomez aswell

City have now lodged bids for david villa and stuttgarts gomes reports SSN

Difference being of course, Tottenham have confirmed they've accepted the bid for Berbatov. Totally different ball game.

Neither players will come so again sad attempts to look like they mean business

Villa wont go hes just a signed a new long term contract at Valencia a few days ago

if man utd have had a confirmed bid accepted for berbatov, man citys offer is little more than when newcastle tried buying rooney.

the Newcastle Rooney bid was a joke, Rooney told O'Hanlon they year before he signed for Utd that he had already agreed to join Man Utd. But they wanted him the season after they got him, Newcastles bid just forced it through a season early

O'Hanlon?

Not the fat scouse cunt that had a shocker on saturday??

Spurs haven't accepted United's offer though...

thats what i thought

Spurs have just signed Corluka, and suddenly Man City have had a bid accepted for Berbatov?

Smells like a carve up to me. Spurs will now get £30million from Man United.

Also Real madrid have put in a 36m bid for Berbatov.

So say Man City now bid for Robinho ::)

Blackburn have signed Mark Bunn from Northampton  :eek:

:)

Incey will get them relegated i reckon!

Spurs are after Heskey according to SSN.

Heskey? Desperation has taken hold.

Man City's potential new owners want to make them a top 4 side. Who would they displace, Liverpool or Arsenal?

Liverpool.

Man City have now bid £28m+ for Robinho.

They aren't going to sign anyone are they?

Not of that quality if they aren't in the champions league.

I think I've worked out the City strategy. Stake out the airports, any big name footballers spotted then bid £30m for them.

united new bid 33 mill

I think Mark Hughes got bored, like everyone, with the Berbatov 'saga' so bid what Tottenham wanted just so the episode can finally end. The same will happen with Villa and Robinho - They'll get Mario Gomez though - nobody wants him after Euro 08.

Lloyd Owusu is leaving Yeovil for Cheltenham - a reasonably decent signing for them.

I think the BBC guy is getting bored with all the crap, this is his latest:

2108: ACUTAL PROPER TRANSFER I'M NOT KIDDING

and thats ignoring the typo.

Spurs & Villa in for Emile Heskey

fuck me Man City have bid £80m for Messi, this is fucking mental!!!

Where does it say that?

ha it doesnt, thats the next bid im expecting though!!

What an odd person you are!

Although they've been bidding left, right and centre.

It's like they have played football manager, entered a cheat and just buy any/every player they can!

It's some kind of Brewster's Millions remake starring Mark Hughes isn't it?

Mark Hughes sacked and replaced by Frank Rijkaard, you heard it here first!

think Real Madrid should get Ronaldo over and agree personal terms with boy, give him his medical without asking Man Yoo's permission, see how they like it! Tottenham haven't even agreed to let Berbatov speak Man Yoo, whereas Man City who have done everything by the book and had an offer accepted by Tottenham, still have n't been able to talk to the player with just over 2 hours of the window left,

If it was West Ham or Leeds the FA would make an example of them, wont say boo to Man Yoo.

Disgusting. >:(

Frank Rijkaard sacked and replaced with Jim Smith. You heard it here first!


And last.

Would've been funnier if Frank Rijkaard was employed at the moment ;)

Am I the only person who can see Man City being the next big club to face near extinction... just seems un-real. No real plans of a takeover , former owner was dodgy as fuck and now they are bidding for every player out there.. Due dilligence has only just began. Imagine buying all those players and the shit hits the fan and they pull out??? All seems very dodgy over at the Eastlands

I was following on from Gazzas post.

These new City owners demand instant success or you're out.

And we all though Mandaric was bad.

If of course what Spurs say is true.

If Spurs haven't given permission then if I was Levy I'd keep Berbatov and let the fucker rot in the reserves.

Man Utd would't get punished - they're above punishment.

Robinho to Man City 40 million Euro fee agreed. Not a done deal, Chelsea will surely scupper it.

has Robinho got United and City mixed up....

Man U will get away with it  >:( Doesnt it make your blood boil!

I reckon the investors haven't really bought the club and are simply agents trying to pressure the other teams to bid higher, in order to get more money for themselves and get the players they represent to the club they want.

Spurs are somewhat quiet at the moment - so I wonder if they've accepted a bid... The Sky footage I saw was a considerable zoom but to see the smug smiles off Berbatov and Ferguson would amuse me.

Other than that I don't care :)

Its all reminiscent to west ham a few years ago

...that ended well didn't it!

united have him 8)

Soon to begin development of their new Iceberg Stadium, which will later be towed to Dubai for a few exhibition games.

Man City have been massively entertaining tonight.

Roll on January 31st.

If these new chaps are still throwing money around in January, Man City could end up indirectly funding a move to Madrid for Ronaldo, now that would be funny.

On a more serious note, I can't help but see this as another step towards the complete collapse of our game.

Well, yes. But the wheels have been in motion for a good while.

So Robinho confirmed then.

Yup, on SSN

Fuck me!

Ha ace. Chelsea must be gutted but i hate the cunts so it's made me laugh.

bloody hell.....Manchester City out spending Chelsea in the transfer market....!!

Robinho is only in England because he essentially failed in Spain - Manchester City have appeared to have outmuscled Chelsea? Kenyon out!

How many times have they confirmed the Robinho deal now?

All paperwork is now done.

Man City's next game is against..... Chelsea

Robinho is good but vastly over-rated

the world has gone insane

wibble

Rumours on MSN that Man City will be bidding for Ronaldo (cunt), Torres and Fabregas in the January transfer window......

NURSE, WHERE ARE MY PILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

they have said they will bid £135m for Ronaldo and offer him £165,000 a week

saw that earlier on goal.com. stupidity. a mate at work told me that they put an estimated worth of 300m euros bids in for players. i.e Berbatov, Villa, Robinho, Gomez etc etc.

yeah they did, fucking crazy shit

also on SSN someone said this morning might be one of the male presenter who is a city fan that they have unlimited funds for the January transfer window. i hope all this money and bringing in top european players does not hinder the futures off the young British players at the club like Ireland, Johnson, Onourha(sp) Richards, Evans.

yeah i think they might loan out robinho and start ched evans!!

some facts: its mental

The estimated wealth of the Al Nahyan family is an almost unimaginable $1 trillion (a thousand billion dollars) or more than £560bn.,

With the oil price surging recently, his family's wealth has been increasing massively by the day. Every time the price of a barrel of oil rises by $1, it is estimated Abu Dhabi gains as much as $500m (£280m) a day.  (insane)

and i love this quote

"Ronaldo has said he wants to play for the biggest club in the world, so we will see in January if he is serious," said Dr Sulaiman.

Ace. Would piss myself if they bid 50 million for Ronaldo.

no different from chelsea though is it scot?

Anyhow i will laugh my arse off if they buy success as listening to the Man U fans whinging will be quality

Agreed on all counts

Cue Ferguson's retirement at the end of the season I'd imagine. Mark Hughes will be sacked by then and ready to take over.

Don't forget the Man U are now in debt to their eyeballs thanks to the Glazers. If City bid £100m for Ronaldo, there is absolutely no way they will turn it down.

It just goes to show that the premier is becoming even more of a closed shop, in years to come you will need to spend £ millions just to stand a chance of staying up.