£25M FOR BERBATOV

MANCHESTER UNITED have made a £25million take-it-or-leave-it bid for Dimitar Berbatov.

Sir Alex Ferguson made his move yesterday and now expects to land the Bulgarian by the end of the week. Berbatov, (right) who handed in a transfer request last week, was left out of the Spurs side which crashed 2-1 at home to Sunderland yesterday.

Furious Spurs boss Juande Ramos admitted: “The player wasn’t in the right condition to play. It’s the club’s decision whether to fine him. I spoke to him before the game.

"It doesn’t matter how good a player is, if he is not in the right frame of mind, then he will not perform well. I did not feel he would be good for the dressing room.”

Berbatov is desperate to go and with Ferguson turning up the heat with his latest bid, it seems certain Spurs will be forced to sell.

United had a £20m bid turned down 10 days ago and were told to come back with £30m.

A source close to the deal said: “Sir Alex is not going to be held to ransom. Tottenham have got their own deals lined up and they all depend on Berbatov going through. It’s in everybody’s interest to do business quickly.”

Ramos has identified Emile Heskey as a £10m replacement but Wigan boss Steve Bruce wants any deal done quickly.