Such speculation has always been a feature of the close season, particularly in years without international tournaments, but in 2019 the gossip seems to have become an industry of its own. So is this facet of football coverage a positive or negative for fans?
Here, we debate that very question…
I EMBRACE THE GOSSIP
Club reporter Adam Marshall writes…
“The transfer talk has always been fascinating for me.
“It was all we had to go on in the days before 24/7 sports channels and rolling media. I’d crave Ceefax and Teletext providing out-of-season updates when the main football page had transferred to cricket and all we had were brief snippets of any moves.