Quote Originally Posted by WeWonItAll(Most) View Post
Once players are within the last year of their contract the potential buying club typically tries to get a discounted transfer fee because once they player has less than 6 months on his contract he's allowed to sign anywhere he wants with no transfer fee. Something to note with transfer news, if this is your first time really following it, it seems like even the big established news sources have no problem with reporting pretty much any rumor they come across. You pretty much have to take everything with a grain of salt, its very tabloid-y.
Yep, the media over there will repeat anything if it has to do with football. You have to learn which sources to trust. It even varies within outlets depending on which reporter is reporting it. For Liverpool the Echo is the best. They will report rumors, but they will usually tell you where the rumor came from, and if it has any legs. They are just as good for Everton. If it's their guys reporting it first, it doesn't always pan out, but it usually has at least some fire to go with the smoke. The Spanish media is THE worst.