Been following this one with great interest on Citymancs. The scouser (or more probably piss-taking rag) has, to his credit, done a lot of work to make it sound plausible: The only way he could possibly have the inside track on such a deal would be if his info was from the Spanish end - hence invent a fictitious relative. Then to include specific details about the fee and add-ons etc. and potential replacements. Oh yeh, and to casually slip in that he had lunch in the company of Mr Villa? Like many, I suspect that he really is Mr Raggy Ragster from Ragsville, The Rag Republic. However, if we were ever to capture David Villa, you tend to think that this might happen towards the end of a window, when he has considered all of his options and Valencia have sourced another striker. Also, the fee seems more plausible i.e. a lot of money, but structured in such a way that it could potentially rise to a fee just shy of a world record.
Ahhhh, I am talking myself into his trap...
Ahhhh, I am talking myself into his trap...