United never offered him a contract. Ferguson deliberately froze him out
âTevez told us he was only going to play for four more years,â he said. âIf we had signed him on a five-year contract knowing that he was going to quit in four, there would have been no re-sale value for us.â
because he wouldnât pay him unless he signed the exact contract Ferguson wanted. What made Ferguson great was also a big weakness, being an absolute control freak
wayne rooneyâs two best scoring seasons came with Berbatov at United (2 best by far) in fact they were the only times he broke 20 premier league goals in his career.
Berbatov made those around him better players, like Sheringham and Bergkamp. An absolute world class link man, the fact he started neither champions league final is a big indictment of Ferguson.
He was a great signing - United knew the writing was on the wall with Ronaldo and got a replacement in first who was very important for the club, if they waited until after they sold Ronaldo theyâd have been rinsed in the market, they got a proven Premier League player who won 2 league titles at the club for 10-15 mil less than they would have got him for 12 months later.