“Tapping up” is still hypothetically against the rules
But with the power growth of super agents, it’s now the industry standard
Like timewasting, it’s still there but nobody enforces it anymore
The last time I remember it actually coming into play was Van Dijk to the Cult
Southampton invoked their rights, informed the PL and told the Cult they were staring at a points deduction
As is their M.O. when faced with the consequences of their illegal actions, The Cult paid a £10m premium on the eventual transfer fee to make it all go away
Similar to when they paid us £1.1m to make the database hack disappear
They are the real cheats and scumbags, yet they honestly believe we should accept ethical lectures from them
Offended by everything, ashamed of nothing. It’s 100% true. Utter hypocritical scum