Berbatov: £30m Price Tag
4th January, 2008
Tottenham Hotspur boss Juande Ramos has admitted that "everyone has a price", regarding star striker Dimitar Berbatov.
"I think a club would have to break the British transfer record to sign Berbatov," said Ramos.
"It's normal that they would have to pay such an amount. There are very few players of his class."
It is believed that the most expensive signing in the British game is Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko, who moved for a reported £30.8m in 2006.
"At this moment Berbatov's value is more than this price," added Ramos.
"At least that is what we think. But everyone has a price. The intention of Tottenham is not to sell the player.
"It's not a question for me if a club can pay this. The other clubs will know what they need for their squads.
"Unless something strange happens - and I think it will not happen - there's not going to be a club that will pay the price that Tottenham could accept."
Ramos reiterated his desire to keep the Belgian at the club: "I fully expect that at the end of January I will have all my four strikers."
"At this moment I am convinced they will continue with us because we want them to.
"(But) from the first moment the decision has been out of my hands. The final decision rests with the club. I don't want to sell Berbatov. I want the best players - but the club have to make a decision."
