Bulgarian star striker Dimitar Berbatov is to remain with the Manchester Unitedteam during the next season, according to its manager, Sir Alex Ferguson.

The statement that the Bulgaria football player is part of the team’s and Ferguson’s plans for the 2012 – 2013 season was made just hours before the important match of the “Red Devils” against Swansea at Old Trafford.

Ferguson added that Berbatov will play together with veterans Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes, who will remain in the team as well.

Sir Alex explained that Berbatov could leave United this summer only if there was a very good, “satisfying” offer from another club.

Manchester United‘s Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov is ninth in the World Goalgetter of the 21st Century current ranking of the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).

The World Goalgetter of the 21st Century is determined by adding the goals scored annually in all full “A” international games, Olympic final tournament, FIFA Club World Cup, continental club competitions of UEFA, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF, AFC, CAF and OFC, continental Super Cup matches of the six confederations and the official matches between the topical continental club champions, which take place among the direction of the continental confederations.

Berbatov shares the 9th place with Andriy Svevchenko.

The list is topped by Didier Drogba of Cote-d’Ivoire – 92 goals, followed by Miroslav Klose of Germany – 88, Ruud Van Nistelrooij of the Netherlands – 87, Thierry Henry of France – 85, Samuel Eto’o of Cameroon – 84 goals, David Villa of Spain – 80, Raul of Spain – 75, Amado of Angola -74.

The list is expected to change yearly as more goals are scored by those at the forefront of football right now.

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The injury that Manchester United‘s Bulgarian  forward Dimitar Berbatov picked up during his team’s unfortunate game against Crystal Palace on Wednesday is not as grave as initially believed, Sir Alex Ferguson has announced.

“Berbatov’s injury isn’t serious,” Ferguson  has said, as cited by the Red Devils’ official website.

“He got injured the week before. We’ve been getting a few injuries but it happens. At the moment, we’re going through a spell where we’re getting a few a week but we have to get on with it.”

Berbatov is to miss this weekend’s match at Aston Villa due to the ankle injury he sustained against the Eagles, but he is not expected to be away for a longer period.

The Bulgarian striker still struggles to find his way back into Manchester United‘s starting 11, as he faces tough competition from the likes of Danny Welbeck and Javier Hernandez.

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Manchester United have not offered their Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov a new contract, according to Berbatov’s agent Emil Danchev.

United have not even indicated that they might consider offering Berba an extention of his contract, which expires in one year, Danchev told gold.com, casting an even greater shadow over Berbatov’s future in the top English Premiership team.

Berbatov’s agent has further admitted that the star striker’s future remains undecided, and that he is not in contact with Manchester United‘s executive director David Gill, and manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

“We will know more after we have talks with United but Berbatov wants to stay and to keep winning tropheys,” Danchev said.

He revealed that Tottenham Spurs, Bayern Munich, and a number of teams from Spain, France, and Turkey are interested in getting Berbatov.