Dimitar Berbatov claims he was kidnapped in Bulgaria as ex-Man Utd striker opens up on terrifying experience which made him think he would die

Former Manchester United and Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov has relived a frightening ordeal from the very early days of his career back home in Bulgaria, when he believed he was being kidnapped by a rival club and might be threatened with violence if he refused to join them. The situation was eventually resolved without that happening, but it made him realise he needed to grow up fast.