Recently Birmingham manager Alex McLeish stated his desire to keep the 20-year-old for the remainder of the campaign.

最近伯明翰主帅阿历克斯·麦克利什曾表示非常想留住这名20岁球员踢完这个赛季。

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"We had a couple of calls but I'm not going to sell Berbatov," stated Sir Alex.

“我们接到了几个offer，但我不会出售贝巴，”爵爷说。

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Gill also stated that the Glazer family will continue to back Sir Alex Ferguson in the transfer market.

吉尔同时强调格雷泽家族会继续在转会市场上支持主帅。

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That they did just that will have delighted boss Sir Alex Ferguson, who stated on Christmas Eve that the title race was a three-way battle between his side and those two teams from the capital.

BBC: Manchester United 2-0 Sunderland