Extreme measures taken by footballers in the past to force a transfer

#4 Call the media (preferably a foreign newspaper outlet)

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What about this route?

This route is simply beautiful and beautifully simple. You have to call a foreign outlet - be crystal clear that you want to leave your club in the language that the foreign outlet understands (I'd advise some Duo Lingo to help you in stirring this one up), and then you can claim to have been misquoted and slam the media for such 'baseless' rumours.

Who did it?

Luis Suarez tried this and so did Demba Ba who executed it with near perfection. Newcastle agreed to not fine striker Demba Ba after he told them comments suggesting that he was interested in a move to Arsenal had been 'mistranslated'. However, his interview with French broadcasting company Canal+ seemed to clearly indicate that he was itching for a move to the Gunners.