Saha retired years ago, I think you mean Man United reject Zaha. It's not the first time Everton overpaid for a Man United reject. They actually paid money for Norman Whiteside and Phil Neville. One was a never fit lush and the other was born in an Austrian cellar.
According to L’Equipe, via Sport Witness, the Reds have an agreement in place with Pepe having agreed the fee, but they are not alone in that respect. The Ivorian wide man will cost any potential suitor €80 million (£71.6 million) this summer – a figure Liverpool are reportedly willing to pay. https://www.thisisanfield.com/2019/...n-interest-fridays-liverpool-fc-news-roundup/
So you reckon it's cloak and dagger stuff, tell the media nothing and try and negotiate a better deal?