Ferguson admits Berbatov could leave United for big-spending French giants PSG

By Sportsmail Reporter Updated: 19:09 EDT, 2 August 2011

Dimitar Berbatov’s troubled years at Manchester United look set to come to an end after Sir Alex Ferguson admitted he could be on his way to Paris Saint-Germain.

The newly rich French club have been keen on Berbatov all summer and have finally made contact with United in recent days.

Asked on French TV after a United XI lost a charity match 8-2 against Marseille in Monaco if the Bulgarian could leave for France, the United manager said: ‘Yes, he might. That’s possible.’

Wanted: Dimitar Berbatov (right) is on the radar of Paris St Germain

If Berbatov does leave, United can expect to receive in the region of £20million, a loss of £10m on the amount they paid Tottenham three summers ago.

After two difficult seasons at Old Trafford Berbatov was United’s top scorer last season and joint top in the Premier League with Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez, with 20 apiece.

But, in large part due to the impact of Javier Hernandez, he found himself left out of the team for crucial games, including the Champions League final defeat to Barcelona at Wembley when he was not even named among the substitutes.

His departure would appear to indicate that United are confident of signing another attacking player before the close of the transfer window, in all likelihood Inter Milan’s Wesley Sneijder.

For charity: Tom Cleverley (right) challenges for the ball against Marseille

United are hoping to reopen talks about signing Sneijder this weekend but Inter Milan coach Gian Piero Gasperini expects his midfielder to play in Saturday’s Italian Super Cup in Beijing.

Sneijder has been linked with a £35m move to Old Trafford with reports suggesting a deal could be done this week, and he said: ‘There is always a chance something will happen but we will see.’

United's match in France was organised by former Marseille goalkeeper Pascal Olmeta in aid of his charity for gravely ill children, of which Ferguson is a patron.

The United boss managed a side featuring Park Ji-sung, Patrice Evra, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Danny Welbeck and Tom Cleverley.