Tapping up is weird one. It's near enough impossible to prove and kind of pointless. If club wants to let a player know they are interested can easily leak it to papers and agents who can talk in background without involving the player directly. Unless ive misunderstood what constitutes as rapping up, thought it was speaking directly with the player without clubs consent. Nothing to do with just speaking to agent?
Not really mate, if you haven't had permission to speak to our captain who's under contract then it's an illegal approach. Completely different to papers linking him away. Expect you'll still sign him though.
But that has been on going for what? 2/3 weeks now? Why only now is this new to Southampton and now want to complain. Don't believe it at all.
Do we actually have any evidence that Liverpool have had talks with him? If we've talked to his Agent is that still an illegal approach?
Maybe our board weren't fully aware of how far you've gone? A poster on our board yesterday suggested Klopp met him a month ago. No not yet, no one knows for sure. I'm just talking hypothetically, but it's quite clearly different to papers linking him away.
Try 2-3months Frankly Liverpool haven't had to do anything regarding speculation over VVD, the papers (and presumably his agent) have been doing most of the work.
Mweh if we've been stupid enough to actually talk to the player slap us hard. As others have said its really not hard to let a player know what we want him to know without getting caught lol.. Us with transfers though lol
Well if someone has suggested a month ago then surely Southampton should've made the complaint then. This has gone from a deal basically done today to Saints wanting this investigated.
And here is the truth.. well said dribs Its only after van dijk or parties proporting to speak for him say he has chosen lfc that southampton complain. Clearly desire highest money possible
Rumours a few days ago were that Vvd spoke with Wijnaldum about Liverpool and Klopp. Dies that count as tapping up?
No. If VVD instigated it and talked to a friend, how the **** does that count as the Club initiating contact
No. If you sign a contract you legally must honour it. Only negotiated settlements free people from a contract
