Berbs and Ronaldinho next season

Tottenham Hotspur boss Juande Ramos has reaffirmed his determination to keep hold of Dimitar Berbatov, while expressing his interest in Barcelona's Ronaldinho.

Berbatov's future at White Hart Lane has been the subject of ongoing speculation this season, and it was rumoured Manchester United were close to making a January move for the Bulgarian international.

The 27-year-old opted to stay at White Hart Lane; however his agent - Emil Dantchev - recently stated that the Spurs star would consider an offer from Milan, if the Italian giants ever come in for him.

But Ramos is adamant that Tottenham will fight to keep hold of the in-demand Berbatov.

"We want him to keep on playing for Tottenham, but we understand that he is an ambitious player," he said on Sky Sports News.

There are many big clubs that want to sign him; he deserves it (the interest) because he is a great footballer."

Ramos has also voiced his interest in Barca's Ronaldinho - whose future at Camp Nou has been the subject of intense speculation over the last few months as he has struggled for form and fitness.

"The big players fit into any team, including Tottenham. Ronaldinho would fit in every respect," he told Sport.

Ramos has made an immediate impact since his arrival from Sevilla last October, guiding Spurs to their first trophy since 1999 as they defeated Chelsea in the Carling Cup final.

And the Spanish tactician has put his success down to hard work, adding: "I think my only secret is hard work. I think we have proved that we are working in the right way.

"Good results have helped people trust our methods. And when the first trophy came that was very positive for the club and the fans."

Ramos also revealed that he knew the time was right to part company with Sevilla after the Spanish club gave him no indication that they wished him to stay on at The Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

"I was proud to be coach of Sevilla for three seasons and all I wanted was to see the smallest sign that they wanted me to continue, but they did not nothing to keep me," he told AS.

"I told them I was going and they just said 'Goodbye then'.

That would be pretty amazing, but this is no doubt a smokescreen for who we're really after. Get all the tabloids talking nonsense about this, while we go for Villa.

Villa is an absolutely superb player, but is he too similar in style to Keano?

I hear Ronnie writes a good thank-you letter. Levy must be looking to boost his already heaving collection.

I will definitely welcome Ronaldinho when he's no longer a barrel

Janek wrote:

Villa is an absolutely superb player, but is he too similar in style to Keano?

I think Villa is a clinical striker a bit more like Defoe. But... can he speak English??

I'd rather have Villa than Ronnie at Spurs. But who the feck are we kidding, there's NO WAY the buck toothed one will come to Spurs. Villa, on the other hand may well do.

ezza wrote:

I'd rather have Villa than Ronnie at Spurs. But who the feck are we kidding, there's NO WAY the buck toothed one will come to Spurs. Villa, on the other hand may well do.

Villa beat Buffon with a beautiful volley shot in Spain vs Italy friendly match... He got a better shooting skill than Keano... & he run faster and able to score free kicks...

yes, Villa has some similarities to Torres at Liverpool, But I don't necessarily see him as replacement for Robbie. Keano's a legend and would make my starting XI everytime. We need 3 world class strikers. At the moment we only have 2. Hopefully we can keep Berba and add Villa. Even with the best coaching in the world, I do not see Bent in the same class as these three. A complete waste of money.

Comolli Out!

Kin on Spurs wrote:

Janek wrote:

Villa is an absolutely superb player, but is he too similar in style to Keano?

I think Villa is a clinical striker a bit more like Defoe. But... can he speak English??

His standard of English is about the same as Spur'd On's....

Janek wrote:

His standard of English is about the same as Spur'd On's....

Wow. That bad?

Still, at least Spurdon attempts his conversation in English, rather than through a translator.