Spurs' bid to unite Bulgarian's

Martin Jol's left flank problem could be solved by signing Athletico Madrid's Martin Petrov. The 28 year old Bulgarian has confirmed that there is a genuine interest from Tottenham, although no official offers were made. On the other hand however, his compatriot, high scoring Dimitar Berbatov has already said that he was happy about these speculations.

He was quoted as saying "I bought a newspaper and saw the rumors linking Martin Petrov with Tottenham. I am pleased to see this but these things will be decided on a much higher level than me and him. It is always a good thing to have a compatriot with you but for the moment things remain as they were before."

Being asked whether there is a good chance of Petrov joining him at White Hart Lane, Berbatov said: "Nothing is impossible in football nowadays. We will see."

This made me think that if Spurs were to sign Petrov then Berbatov's Tottenham commitment would be inevitable. I believe this will convince him to stay at Spurs for 3 maybe 4 years, unlike speculations suggesting that he would leave Spurs next season if they fail to get a Champions League spot.