Manchester United Transfer Rumours: Is Dimitar Berbatov on the Way Out?

from Bleacher Report

by Josh Martin

The grounds at Old Trafford may be due for a monumental shift if the gossip about Javier Hernandez turns out to be true.

According to Goal.com, the 23-year-old striker known better as "Chicharito" is in line to receive a new and improved contract with Manchester United after a phenomenal first campaign with the defending English Premier League champions.

A native of Mexico, Chicharito was sensational in his first season with the Red Devils last year, contributing 20 goals in 45 appearances, making him the most prolific United newcomer since Ruud van Nistlerooy scored 36 goals during the 2001-02 season.

All of this is well and good for Chicharito and Man U, who seem to have found the perfect complement to previously disgruntled superstar and Shrek stunt double Wayne Rooney up front, though the same cannot be said for Dimitar Berbatov, the man whom Hernandez supplanted along the way.

With the club making such a strong commitment to Hernandez, the big Bulgarian has become dispensable for Sir Alex Ferguson and may soon be on his way out of Old Trafford.

The 30-year-old forward was in the midst of another fine season for the Red Devils before Fergie replaced him with Chicharito, as Berbatov was among the leading goal scorers in the Premiership up until that point after having already accumulated a trio of hat tricks in league play.

Despite a decrease in playing time, Berbatov still finished the season atop the league table in goals scored, though it became abundantly clear that the future of club lay in the golden boot of Chicharito, who is seven years Berbatov's junior.

And Berbatov isn't likely to be the only player on the move out of Old Trafford before the transfer window closes. He could very well be joined by Mame Biram Diouf, Federico Macheda, Ben Amos, Darron Gibson, Tomasz Kuszczak, Gabriel Obertan and/or Jonny Evans.

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