Dimitar Berbatov is imagining himself as a Tottenham Hotspur player. New stadium, Champions League semi-final. He likes it. 'Anything is possible for them now,' he says.
But then, there is an offer from Manchester United, in their current state of decay. What does he do?
'It is still Manchester United,' he says, hinting at what is to follow. 'It is still the badge, the history, the great players of their past, Old Trafford, the pulling power they have.
Dimitar Berbatov admits he would still join Manchester United over Tottenham if he had choice
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'Okay, you will be like, 'Wait a minute, Spurs are playing in the Champions League, a new stadium, great training ground, better players'. But, in the end, I would choose United.'
That is what Berbatov did in 2008, when he quit Spurs in a £30.75million move, a record fee for United. His decision was vindicated by two Premier League titles.
Spurs, where he lifted the League Cup, have won nothing since he left, while United's league tally has increased by just one in his absence.
'They both need to call me back!' says Berbatov, whose smouldering eyes and svelte frame still exude the aura of the master marksman he once was.
'But United will be fine. They are not in a good way, but will they be winning trophies in five years? Yes. That is why I signed, and that is why I would follow that intuition even today.'
Such thoughts would perhaps interest Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino.
'Sometimes, you need to get out of your comfort zone, even if you're afraid of the consequences,' says Berbatov, considering Pochettino and United's longstanding interest. 'You need to do that to test yourself. And Pochettino could be a United manager.'
The United manager Berbatov signed for was Sir Alex Ferguson. It is, smiles the Bulgarian, perhaps Ferguson's departure and not his own that has been the cause of their decline.
Bulgarian striker Berbatov quit Spurs for United in a £30.75million move in 2008
The flamboyant player won the Premier League twice with English giants United
Berbatov claims he was the 'happiest guy in the world' after clinching the top-flight title
Berbatov, sitting here in a London restaurant, remembers the day he made the journey from the capital to Manchester, using the story to reinforce the lure of the club.
'They told me, 'By the way, Sir Alex will be waiting for you at the airport'. I thought it was a joke. I was like, 'What the f***?',' says Berbatov, who is now a Betfair Ambassador.
'You get off the plane and see him. Wow. You feel flattered, afraid, discomfort. You sit in the back of the car. You are still a good player, and you have your confidence. But it's like being on a date with a woman, 'What the f*** do I say now?'.'
It was not the first time Berbatov had found himself muted in the back of a car ahead of a proposed transfer. Aged 18, the striker was leaving the training ground of CSKA Sofia, his first club, when he was grabbed by gangsters and taken to see crime lord Georgi Iliev, who demanded he sign for his team, Levski Kjustendil.
'I was a young boy, just building my name. Back home, at that time, this was how you did business. They say, 'You come to us'. Normally, they did not accept no for an answer.
'I was scared. It was intimidating. I knew how things worked. Behind him, there were another seven guys. I asked, 'Can I speak to my father?'. They allowed me to make a call. He realised what was happening and reacted
