Football FanCast guest columnist Daryl Walters feels that Spurs should go Dutch in search of Berbatov’s eventual replacement.

When Dimitar Berbatov finally puts pen to paper at Old Trafford, I think most fans will breathe a sigh of relief. It has been somewhat of an epic that in my opinion has damaged our preparations and sooner we ship him out and move on the better.

The decision as to who we should replace him has had fans split. Some think we should be looking to the high end of the market like David Villa or Roman Palyuchenko, while others have cited Diego Milito or a possible return of Freddie Kanoute. All good players, all available at the right price, I just hope the football club make a move sooner rather than later, because in all honesty it is a farcical that we as a football club have gone from having the League’s most potent quartet to just Darren Bent. It is a ridiculous scenario and done little but jeopardise our Champions League push.

I have to say that my favoured replacement for Berbatov would be either Jan Huntelaar or Ruud van Nistelrooy; the two most prolific strikers in Europe in the last few seasons and both inexplicably available. I find it hard to fathom how Jan Huntelaar is still at Ajax, given his goalscoring exploits and I know a lot of United fans who would rather see him at Old Trafford instead of Berbatov, especially as he will prove some £10m cheaper. As for Ruud van Nistelrooy, I don’t think there is anything I need to say about the man; a proven goalscorer in the Premier League and the most phenomenal goals/game ratio in the business. It is fair to say that Ruud is the wrong side of 30, but for a couple of years he will surely do a job.

What I also find appealing about the duo is the fact that both are no strangers to the 4-5-1 position that seems to be the order of the day under Juande Ramos and therefore the transition will be relatively smooth.

Jan Huntelaar


Ruud van Nistelrooy

So who do my fellow Spurs fans feel we should bring in to replace Berbatov? Would we be wise to go Dutch?