The scorecard
Every transfer rumour we run, frozen as the exact claim, then scored when it settles. Gold means it happened. Fool's gold means it did not. Unproven means we do not know yet, which is not the same as false. We score the claim, never the person.
0Gold
2Fool's gold
8Not settled
By reporter
- Ben Jacobs on talkSPORT and Fabrizio Romano on X0%0 gold, 1 fool's gold · Provisional, 1 settled
- Julian Alvarez to ESPN; Sam Marsden and Moises Llorens of ESPN on Barcelona as his preferred destination0%0 gold, 1 fool's gold · Provisional, 1 settled
By outlet
- ESPN0%0 gold, 1 fool's gold · Provisional, 1 settled
- talkSPORT0%0 gold, 1 fool's gold · Provisional, 1 settled
Hit rate is gold divided by gold plus fool's gold, counted only on settled claims. It stays provisional until 20 claims have settled.
The claims
- Unproven El Nacional says Xabi Alonso wants Jules Kounde and Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona in January for €120m. Unconfirmed, and De Jong is the much harder half.
- Unproven Lisandro Martinez is reported to want out of Manchester United, with Atletico Madrid and Barcelona named. Unconfirmed, and his contract is running down.
- Unproven Liverpool have reportedly contacted Lamine Camara's representatives ahead of a January move for the Monaco midfielder, who nearly joined Chelsea. Unconfirmed.
- Unproven Harry Kane has reportedly agreed a new Bayern Munich contract in principle to 2029, with paperwork unfinished. Unconfirmed, and Bayern have yet to announce it.
- Unproven Bournemouth are reportedly ready to sell Alex Scott in January for about £100m, with Chelsea and Liverpool the clubs in the frame. Unconfirmed, with conditions.
- Unproven Viktor Gyokeres was reported to want out of Arsenal in January, a week before his first league start of the season. Atletico are named. Unconfirmed.
- Fool's gold Chelsea agreed a deal for Lamine Camara, then Monaco cancelled it to sell Folarin Balogun, who walked away too. Monaco kept both. Verdict: fool's gold.
- Fool's gold Julian Alvarez said he wanted to leave Atletico Madrid, Barcelona bid, yet he is still there. Atletico refused to sell. Verdict: fool's gold for the summer.
- Unproven Endrick was reported to want a January loan from Real Madrid with Aston Villa leading. Unconfirmed, and his Roma heroics and Mourinho complicate the story.
- Unproven Eddie Howe linked with Man United job if Michael Carrick leaves