because Liverpool's supporters were acting under the impression that no one had heard of him until they got interested. remember, they (are claiming they) never had a bid accepted, and yet we somehow stole him from them.Their fans were under the impression that he was going there, and feel aggrieved at Spurs for hijacking the process.
Tell me how that differs, apart from detail. Essentially its the same story
Its semantics, i know, but there is a difference