Manchester United are ready to turn to Blackburn's Roque Santa Cruz as they are reluctant to meet Spurs' valuation of Dimitar Berbatov.Punters may decide to wait on developments before using their £25 free bet as one bid for the Bulgarian has already been rejected by Spurs.
Reports suggest that United are unwilling to match Spurs' asking price for the former Bayer Leverkusen star, which is believed to be well over the £20m the Reds will stretch to. So will Berbatov stay?
Ferguson is reportedly said to have had enough and will now turn to his other targets, one of which is Blackburn striker Santa Cruz who impressed in his debut season for Rovers.
The Paraguay ace bagged 19 goals in 36 Premiership appearances last season and Ferguson thinks he would be the perfect foil for Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney.
Spurs may well have seen off the Berbatov suitors but seem set for a sterner test to keep hold of Robbie keane as Liverpool are reported to have pulled the plug on the Gareth Barry deal to use the cash to sign the striker.
Liverpool have been chasing Barry all summer but now reports claim they are refusing to pay £18million for him and will instead stick with Xabi Alonso, who is wanted by Juventus.
Reds boss Rafa Benitez will keep Alonso on board and use the money he would have spent on Barry to wrap up a deal for Keane, who he wants to play alongside Fernando Torres.
