Everybody does it. I think the only time anyone has complained is when Southampton whined about Liverpool tapping up VVD, but they just sold him to them anyway.
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Everybody does it. I think the only time anyone has complained is when Southampton whined about Liverpool tapping up VVD, but they just sold him to them anyway.
Just seems to be reported on now as a standard thing. Teams not even hiding it. I suppose that’s better, more transparent.
Hope to read about some more of our lot being tapped up soon.
Already been reported that Tuchel met Kane in London and that they've had multiple chats.
Saint-Maximin confirms Newcastle departure
French winger Allan Saint-Maximin confirms he is leaving Newcastle United, saying his "greatest trophy" was playing for the club.
www.bbc.co.uk
The absolute state of this article which sums this cheating club up now
'Saint-Maximin, 26, is expected to join Al-Ahli in the Saudi Pro League, run by the country's Public Investment Fund (PIF) - which also owns Newcastle.'
shortly followed by
'Newcastle sporting director Dan Ashworth said last year that the club must be open to selling players in order to comply with spending restrictions.'
Not that player though. The shite ones.
Man Utd backing their manager unlike levy.
According to Bayern; worth the same amount as Kane apparently.
It was always said they wanted him and Harry. That's what they were leaking to the press from the start of the window
In this case it seems like the club said they could talk.
Sometimes club allows to speak to player before transfer happens
Before that transfer that's the case.
After Mount, Onana and Hojlund United now seem to go for Amrabat (Fiorentina), won't be cheap either.
I don't even think it was the tapping up that bothered them, wasn't it that Liverpool went public about the deal before it had been agreed?
Kid has shown a lot of promise, works hard too, but 70m€ is fucking mental. There's no way Atalanta get that if it's not Utd (or City/Cheslea) in for him.
Liverpool end Virgil van Dijk interest and apologise to Southampton
Liverpool have confirmed they have ended their interest in Virgil van Dijk and apologised to Southampton for their conduct in pursuit of the defender.
Doesn't seem so. They even tried to pretend they'd ended interest for a bit and probably ended up paying a bit more.
Liverpool end Virgil van Dijk interest and apologise to Southampton
Liverpool have confirmed they have ended their interest in Virgil van Dijk and apologised to Southampton for their conduct in pursuit of the defender.www.skysports.com
Doesn't seem so. They even tried to pretend they'd ended interest for a bit and probably ended up paying a bit more.
The tapping up was the official line, but what irked them was someone from Liverpool put some stuff in the public domain about how they'd already agreed terms with VVD I think. Jamie Carragher referenced it here (and in your report Klopp apologies for "media speculation").
I can't seem to post the bleacher report link?
Try this:
Liverpool drop interest in Virgil van Dijk after Southampton complaint
Liverpool have pulled out of the race to sign Virgil van Dijk from Southampton and apologised after they were reported to the Premier League for an alleged illegal approach
www.theguardian.com
Southampton are confident that Virgil van Dijk will remain at the club next season after Liverpool were forced into a humiliating climbdown over their pursuit of the player. The south-coast club were furious to read stories on Monday that Liverpool were primed to complete a £60m move for the Holland centre-half and they reported them to the Premier League for an alleged illegal approach.
Southampton felt that Liverpool’s fingerprints were on the stories and they questioned how there could have been the belief at Anfield that Van Dijk wanted to join them given they had made no official approach for him. Moreover, they wondered how – as per the reports – Van Dijk might be so keen to play for Jürgen Klopp if he had not spoken to the Liverpool manager.
It has been reported that Van Dijk met Klopp in Blackpool to discuss the proposed transfer – which would have been in breach of the League’s rules on tapping-up. On Wednesday evening, Liverpool released a statement on their website in which they apologised to Southampton over “any misunderstanding” regarding the pursuit of Van Dijk and stated that they had formally dropped their interest in him.
“Liverpool Football Club would like to put on record our regret over recent media speculation regarding Southampton Football Club and player transfers between the two clubs,” the statement read. “We apologise to the owner, board of directors and fans of Southampton for any misunderstanding regarding Virgil van Dijk. We respect Southampton’s position and can confirm we have ended any interest in the player.”
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The tapping up was the official line, but what irked them was someone from Liverpool put some stuff in the public domain about how they'd already agreed terms with VVD I think. Jamie Carragher referenced it here (and in your report Klopp apologies for "media speculation").
I can't seem to post the bleacher report link?
Try this:
Liverpool drop interest in Virgil van Dijk after Southampton complaint
Liverpool have pulled out of the race to sign Virgil van Dijk from Southampton and apologised after they were reported to the Premier League for an alleged illegal approach
Southampton are confident that Virgil van Dijk will remain at the club next season after Liverpool were forced into a humiliating climbdown over their pursuit of the player. The south-coast club were furious to read stories on Monday that Liverpool were primed to complete a £60m move for the Holland centre-half and they reported them to the Premier League for an alleged illegal approach.
Southampton felt that Liverpool’s fingerprints were on the stories and they questioned how there could have been the belief at Anfield that Van Dijk wanted to join them given they had made no official approach for him. Moreover, they wondered how – as per the reports – Van Dijk might be so keen to play for Jürgen Klopp if he had not spoken to the Liverpool manager.
It has been reported that Van Dijk met Klopp in Blackpool to discuss the proposed transfer – which would have been in breach of the League’s rules on tapping-up. On Wednesday evening, Liverpool released a statement on their website in which they apologised to Southampton over “any misunderstanding” regarding the pursuit of Van Dijk and stated that they had formally dropped their interest in him.
“Liverpool Football Club would like to put on record our regret over recent media speculation regarding Southampton Football Club and player transfers between the two clubs,” the statement read. “We apologise to the owner, board of directors and fans of Southampton for any misunderstanding regarding Virgil van Dijk. We respect Southampton’s position and can confirm we have ended any interest in the player.”
Fair.
I think in general everyone knows that players speak to clubs before a transfer is agreed .. so this would make sense in that Southampton only complained because the media stuff was too much.