The evolution of a transfer rumour

Udinese forward Luis Muriel (Getty Images)

The days when a legitimate source would start a transfer news in the rumour mill are pretty much over, and the recent story involving journalist Rory Smith of The Times indicates just that. While answering to a tweet from one of his followers about Udinese forward Luis Muriel being Luis Suarez‘s potential replacement, Smith responded saying “Liverpool looked at him.“

However the story took a wild turn when a respectable sports website and tabloids all across the United Kingdom inaccurately reported the story.

This is how the transfer rumour tree grows, read on:

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@ChrisSullivan23 Oh yeah, they looked at Muriel. He’d fit, but don’t know any definite names.

— Rory Smith (@RorySmithTimes) July 24, 2013