Cruella ne Ville
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How do you realistically fact check though? Like you said, people feed lies to their contacts in the press to suit their own purposes. There isn't a club contact who is realistically going to tell the honest truth if a journo rings and asks if it's true that their club bid X amount for Y player.
If it is the agent leaking the details (real or imagined) of our bid for Sancho, what do they hope to gain? Are they hoping to put the idea of some common ground into the heads of one club or the other (or both) to speed the deal along? It's not like United or Dortmund watch Sky to find out what the other side is thinking.
I don't think journos make stuff up, nor do I believe much of what I read/hear. Clubs and agents use the press to get their agendas out in public, and in turn, the press get 'exclusive' info they can use to drive clicks/views/subscribers etc., however I don't see who realistically benefits from leaking/spinning transfer bids/amounts.
If it is the agent leaking the details (real or imagined) of our bid for Sancho, what do they hope to gain? Are they hoping to put the idea of some common ground into the heads of one club or the other (or both) to speed the deal along? It's not like United or Dortmund watch Sky to find out what the other side is thinking.
I don't think journos make stuff up, nor do I believe much of what I read/hear. Clubs and agents use the press to get their agendas out in public, and in turn, the press get 'exclusive' info they can use to drive clicks/views/subscribers etc., however I don't see who realistically benefits from leaking/spinning transfer bids/amounts.