The Sun says City claim they can beat Chelsea and Manchester United in the financial stakes, despite Tottenham slapping a £35million price tag on Berba.

Their Bulgarian midfielder Martin Petrov has met best pal Berbatov, 26, and told him the club has all the money he wants. He could even get £120,000 a week.

A City source said: "Owner Thaksin Shinawatra wants to make City the best in the country, then Europe. His aim is world domination."