Every football fan loves a good rumour. The invention of social media has made the vetting of transfer stories far more complex, with fans employing their sleuth skills to track airplanes, dig through Instagram accounts, and even identify local hotels in the hope of confirming their club’s newest signing.
In some cases, the need for evidence comes from disbelief at the player even being linked in the first place. Sometimes it’s just too good to be true.
With that in mind, we’ve picked out some of the craziest rumours involving Premier League clubs - featuring Ronaldinho, Neymar and Diego Maradona.
The Magpies haven’t yet confirmed their new owners, but that hasn’t inhibited talk of a mega-money new face walking into St James’ Park.
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