Sir Alex Ferguson had some harsh words of his own for Daniel Levy after the Tottenham chairman pronounced his dissatisfaction with the United manager to the media.
Levy blamed Ferguson for being hypocritical and went as far as reporting him to the Premier League after the Manchester United manager claimed the transfer of Dimitar Berbatov to Old Trafford was imminent.
Lots has been said on this matter with some saying that Ferguson was only receiving a taste of his own medicine. Ferguson has been infuriated by Real Madrid’s pursuit of Cristiano Ronaldo and he himself even went as far as reporting the Spanish club to FIFA.
But the scales have been tipped and this time around it’s Ferguson who is being accused for improper behavior.
But Ferguson insists that the issue at hand is more embarrassing for Tottenham than it is for himself.
“It is going to be very embarrassing for them,” Ferguson told reporters in South Africa. “But you know what Daniel Levy is like. He is different.”
“It’s something to ask David Gill (United’s chief executive) about because I haven’t really spoken to him about it today.”
“I haven’t read it, but I’m sure our legal people will be looking at it before I do.”
Manchester United has already lodged a bid for Berbatov’s services and Ferguson was only confirming that his side had done so. His actions are far from disreputable.
Had Manchester United yet to make a formal offer to Tottenham for Berbatov and Ferguson had made those comments, then I would understand what all the fuss is about.
But all Ferguson did was confirm his side had made an offer for Berbatov and that he was confident the player would be joining United ahead of next season. It’s good to see Ferguson hitting back at Levy.
Why?
Because Tottenham are just as guilty as any other club. Tottenham once did the same to Crystal Palace when they lured England Under-17 captain, John Bostock, to White Hart Lane.
Who is the hypocritical one now?!
It isn’t right for Levy to hit out at Ferguson the way he did, especially considering Ferguson’s comments were possibly taken out of context by the English media. I for one am glad to see the Manchester United manager defending himself.
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