"Now the word seems to be that my value is £40m and that's simply an abnormal sum of money."
He appeared on United's transfer radar when he scored an astonishing 23 goals in his first English season.
But Old Trafford interest cooled when Spurs sporting director Damien Comolli put up not-for-sale signs. United then turned their attentions to West Ham striker Carlos Tevez.
Despite his success at Spurs, Berba reckons he was more impressive with previous club Bayer Leverkusen.
He added: "The paradox is that I scored more goals and played even better when I was with Leverkusen but no way was I valued this highly.
"The truth is everyone in the world of English football seems to look at things quite differently to what I am used to.
"With regards to the whole Manchester United business, I just have to say that I'm very happy at Spurs.
"Even more importantly, I recognise that Tottenham has given me everything in order to make my time in the Premier League a success and I feel stupendously grateful to them. So I'm happy where I am."
