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Transfer Talk

REVISITED - Dimitar Berbatov special: Leaving Spurs, Old Trafford corridor walk with Sir Alex & CL heartbreak

Transfer Talk

Sky Sports

News, Soccer, Sports, Sports News

4.5874 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Back in December 2019, Dharms sat down with former Tottenham and Manchester United forward Dimitar Berbatov for a reveal all chat on his career. In this bitesize version of the interview, he reveals the factors behind his departure from Tottenham and clarifies rumours that he refused to play for the club in order to force through a move to Manchester United. He also discusses the infamous Old Trafford corridor walk with Sir Alex Ferguson on Deadline Day as well as the heartbreak of being left out of the 2011 Champions League final squad.

Link to full episode here: https://bit.ly/3aodMLa

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0:00.0

Welcome to Transfer Talk, brought to you by Bet 365, where every nail biting Neil-Neil, every bizarre

0:06.8

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0:13.2

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0:16.7

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0:20.0

Whatever the moment, it's never ordinary at Bet 365. Hi there, Darnesh Chef here. Welcome back to a special revisited episode of the Transfer Talk

0:37.1

podcast. Back in December 2019, I sat down with Dimitar Berbertoff for a reveal all chat on his career.

0:45.0

So here's a bite-sized version which includes Dimitar walking the Old Trafford

0:49.8

corridors with Sir Alex Ferguson ahead of a deadline day move and the heartbreak of being left out of the 2011 Champions League final squad.

0:58.0

Enjoy.

1:00.0

What a first season it was for you at Tottenham though? You were named the clubs player of the season.

1:04.8

You were named in the PFA team of the season as well.

1:09.2

I'm guessing then, even after one season in the Premier League, other clubs have started to think,

1:15.0

okay, this guy can do it and he can do it in England as well.

1:18.0

Who came in for you if anyone then?

1:20.0

I think in the end of the first season and maybe the beginning of the second they

1:28.0

were much united interest. It emerged then? Yeah my agent I think was telling me about it. Of course when team like that comes after you, your head gets a bit heavy, you start thinking about it, is it now the right time, do I want to go now,

1:48.6

what happen if they buy someone else and then they don't want me anymore normal questions.

1:54.0

You start to get angry at yourself, at the team if he's not going to let you go.

2:03.4

It's not a good situation.

2:05.1

I see it now in different players, but it's a normal situation.

2:08.8

So it didn't happen, it didn't happen, but it showed me that if I continue in that way other teams or March

2:17.7

United the game will come for me or they're going to wait for me.

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