The Mirror dont always get it wrong, I remember a few years back when we signed Tricky Trev Sinclair, it was the Mirror a good 4/5 days before he joined and there'd been nothing on Sky etc.
As for Gerrard, better than Lampard imo, always has been and whether you like him or not, he's one of the best to grace the Premier League. Yes he can cheat and moan and moan and cheat, but he's scouse. Fact of the matter is he's a brilliant footballer, distribution, assists, creativity, defending, goals and of course the ability to just change a game in an instant, ala Olympiakos 04/05 and West Ham in the Cup Final in 06. I'd consider dropping the price to 30m personally, but this would an amazing signing, whatever people may say.