It’s almost a shame that transfer stories aren’t brought about any more by someone spotting a certain player at an obscure airport or someone else claiming the player’s dentist said they are definitely moving.
Now it just appears to be the case that a player will post some kind of hint on social media, and that’s enough to get everyone talking.
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In all fairness, this attempt from Paul Pogba isn’t an obscure hint, it’s just completely in your face:
You have to think that his account has been hacked or something here. It appears to be his official account, but there’s no way a professional player at the elite level would come out and post a Real Madrid badge like this.
He has been linked with a move to Spain to link up with Zidane for a while now, so it’s well worth watching the fall out with this as we see what explanation and excuses are given.