Is it true that The Athletic are reporting that the club are giving false transfer links to certain journalists? The one they referred to was Barella with CC
Amazing if true - Probably helped with the Tonali deal shaving a few million quid off here and there - but tbh I'm not sure the Athletic would be smart to be posting about it otherwise they will get the exclusive link about Mbappe
Not for me. If you haven't seen them play, or even if you have, your best bet is to find out what fans of their current club think of the player. They are the ones who have been watching them play week in and week out.
True. If a player is actually signed then we can have some confidence. As we are discussing transfer rumours though, not signings, and we have no real knowledge of which players our scouts rate more highly, my point still stands.
The fans are never a good judge imo... let's not forget the Newcastle fans said Joelinton couldn't even kick a ball.