Nistelrooy Advised Berbatov to Carry on at Manchester United

Dimitar Berbatov has spent another disappointing season at Manchester United. Following his move to Old Trafford for a fee worth £30.75 million from Tottenham Hotspur in 2008, there was a big expectation around him. Unfortunately, the Bulgarian international failed to live up to the expectation so far. In fact, he could not get enough first team football this season and there is a speculation that the striker is contemplating a move away from United in the Summer transfer window.

Despite his poor form, former Red Devils striker Ruud van Nistelrooy believes that Berbatov should give it another shot and he should not leave Old Trafford so early. The Dutch striker said that he was lucky to get a club like Real Madrid after leaving Manchester United, but this can not happen to anybody. So, his advice for Berbatov is that he should carry on at United and try to clinch a place in the first eleven by proving himself.

Well, I can understand Nistelrooy’s point of view. He had a highly successful stint at Manchester United with whom he dominated in world football. He was always in newspaper headlines when he was in Manchester United. Naturally, his brand value was very high. After leaving Old Trafford, he was lucky to have a big club like Madrid where he could hold his brand value due to Madrid’s image as a big club. However, the story is not so sweet for others. There are many who suffered in their career after leaving a big club like Manchester United or Real Madrid.

That is what Ruud van Nistelrooy wants to advise Berbatov. The Bulgarian is still 29 and has at least 4-5 years left in his career. So, Berbatov should not leave Old Trafford as yet and he should try his best to win more first team football next season. Now, let us see if Berbatov listens to Ruud van Nistelrooy and stays at Manchester United.

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Ruud van Nistelrooy Looking to Join Liverpool in January Transfer Window 2009

Real Madrid’s Dutch forward Ruud van Nistelrooy is now interested to join Liverpool in January transfer window. Reports also claim that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is also interested to sign the player. However, given Arsenal current forward line up, it is less likely that Ruud van Nistelrooy will be able to get enough first team football at the North London club.

The Netherlands international is now looking to get more first team football as he has his sight on getting into next year’s world cup squad of Netherlands. That is why, he now wants a move to Liverpool who are struggling for form both in Champions league and Premier league. In fact, Liverpool is currently without their prime striker Fernando Torres who is currently out of action with injury. So, Liverpool is also interested to get the service of an experienced striker like Nistelrooy.

However, it seems that Real Madrid is not interested to let him move in January, even though the club is not giving him enough chances in the regular squad. However, a desperate Nistelrooy could force a move in January transfer window because he needs to perform regularly to claim his place back in the Netherlands squad and for that he needs to play regularly.

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Ruud van Nistelrooy has a Challenging Task at Real Madrid

Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has vowed that he would be bale to clinch a regular place in the Real Madrid starting line up. The former Dutch international has also said that he had transfer offers from lesser teams, but he decided to stay at the Spanish club because he wants to what he is capable of. He has just recovered from a long-term knee injury that forced him to miss almost half of the last season.

No doubt, getting his regular place back at Real Madrid starting line up would be a big challenge for Nistelrooy because the club has signed some of today’s best players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema and many others. However, the 33-year-old striker wants to take this challenge and show that he is still capable of delivering at the top level. That is why, he turned down a reported offer from English premier league club Tottenham Hotspur who attempted to lure him to the White Hart Lane during Summer 2009 transfer window.

Well, I think, it was a very challenging decision taken by Ruud van Nistelrooy. A move to Tottenham would have been a natural choice for any striker who is now at 33. However, I respect his decision because he wants to play for Netherlands again as he has recently revealed. I think, it is very much possible for a player of his stature to get his place back in national team. Here, I would like to mention about 35-year-old Argentine striker Martin Palermo who has recently got a recall from Argentina coach Diego Maradona for Argentina’s upcoming world cup qualifying match against Brazil. So, Ruud van Nistelrooy should work hard to get his place back in the Real Madrid squad and show some strong performance and I think it would be enough for him to get a recall from Netherlands national team.