Is Dimitar Berbatov A Good Signing For Manchester United?

Surprisingly, Sir Alex Ferguson hasn’t been one of the busiest shoppers in the summer transfer window. But in the wee hours of the end of the transfer window, he has signed one of the top Premier League strikers, Dimitar Berbatov from Tottenham Hotspur for a British record fee of 31 million pounds, cancelling Andriy Shevchenko’s transfer from AC Milan to Chelsea.

But the main question still remains, Is Berbatov good enough for Manchester United to defend their Premier League and Champions League title respectively this season? The Dimitar Berbatov saga has been amongst the many transfer sagas this season and also the cause of chaos at White Hart Lane.

Controversy has followed Berbatov since the off and on season with him desperate for a move to a bigger and better club such as Manchester United.

A picture of Berbatov signing a Manchester United jersey has made the Bulgarian an unpopular figure at North London. Juande Ramos was fumed by Berbatov’s act and left him out of the squad citing that the player is mentally not with the team.

Even his own Spurs teammates have banned him from their radar. Most notably, defender Jonathan Woodgate has spoken out about Berbatov’s action that has made him to say Spurs would be better off without him on the team.

Spurs former goalkeeping coach has said that Manchester United can have Berbatov as he was not at all a team-player at White Hart Lane. He also said that Berbatov is an incredible sulk and take things in training far too lightly. In other words, Berbatov thinks he is good enough to play in every match.

But if he moves to Manchester United, a new regime will be put on him. Sir Alex Ferguson is a shrewd man and he will make sure that Berbatov gives 100% in every match, take part in training, and will try to control and discipline him in every possible way he can.

There is no special treatment at Old Trafford and this was shown when David Beckham was there. The so called “Fergie throws a boot at Becks” controversy made headlines all over the world with a scar near Beckham’s eyebrow as proof.

It is no surprise that Ferguson wanted Berbatov as he is good with the ball and also good in the air. Even though he sometimes looks lazy on the pitch, he does produce goals and is less injury-prone to the other striker Manchester United used to have, Louis Saha, who completed a move to Everton in an undisclosed fee.

Linking Berbatov with either Rooney or Tevez is an astounding prospect and the goals could be double to triple the amount Manchester United had last season. 

For Berbatov, being in a top four side of the Premier League is an amazing and ideal opportunity for him to shine and play in Europe's most elite competition. Winning the Premier League and Champions League respectively is a possibility and could challenge Berbatov in many different ways.

Being a Red Devil is hard work and to impress the gaffer is not an easy task. Sir Alex Ferguson has the biggest squad in the Premier League beside Chelsea and he can easily cut Berbatov off from the squad if the performance displayed is not up to the standard he wants.

At last, Dimitar Berbatov got his dream move to Manchester United and I will be waiting to watch him in his first big game against Liverpool at Anfield on 13 September to see if he is worth 31 million pounds or three million pounds.

Going up against an old teammate, Robbie Keane, should prove and exciting afternoon in the Barclays Premier League for him and also for Manchester United fans worldwide.