The rumour mill is in full swing and yet again there have been some outrageous stories to go with those that have some truth. We round up the best of the worst......
Ronaldinho to Boca Juniors
Just two years ago the Brazilian superstar was priceless, with Barça president Joan Laporta stating that he would not be sold for less than 100m, but since then so much has changed. AC Milan looked set to offer him a new arena in which to impress and revitalise his career, but the Italians could not finalise a deal and have now lost interest.
Manchester City have also made an offer, but the player himself is not keen on going to Eastlands, so the media were left with no story. Then Boca Juniors stepped into the fray with the Argentinian club's vice president Juan Carlos Crespi allegedly telling Ronaldinho: "See you when you come to Boca, you will really enjoy it."
That was enough for everyone to suddenly think that a loan deal could be struck and that he truly could be heading for Argentina. But the reality is that not only could Boca not afford his wages, Ronaldinho has no intention of moving to la b*m**onera. "For the time being he has no plans to return to South America," he brother and agent, Roberto de Assis said.
Del Piero to Inter
This was one rumours that drew worried Juve fans and excited Inter fans in, but there was a simple explanation. Nobody was about to see the legendary Vecchia Signora forward dressed in the blue and black of José Mourinho's team.
Instead, it was Jago Del Piero, the Italian-Brazilian who plies his trade with Treviso. The interest is concrete and he could well become an Inter player in the future.
Juve fans can breathe a sigh of relief because despite the media's best efforts to make it look like Alessandro, people we only fooled for a moment.
Samuel Eto'o to Marseille
The Cameroonian striker may want to stay with Barcelona while Barcelona are keen to receive a small fortune for him, but either way the rumour linking him to Marseille was an act of desperation by someone short of a story.
That is not meant as any disrespect to the French league giants, but given the fact that finances in France are not on the same scale as England, Spain and Italy, his wage demands, let alone the transfer fee, would be way out of their orbit. L'OM have big money to play with, but if AC Milan and Inter find Eto'o too expensive then that tells the whole story.
Klaas Jan Huntelaar to Roma
On the face of it there is no reason why Roma should not make their interest known in one of the continent's most highly rated young striker. But all is not as it seems.
The one small detail missing from the story is that Roma and Ajax do not have the best relationship after the transfer of Christian Chivu to the Italian club some years ago caused a rift.
The Dutch club made several complaints about the slow payment and had had to wait a couple of years before being given the money for the Romanian defender. Under the circumstances, it is truly intriguing that the Giallorossi be linked with the Ajax starlet. And we have not even come to the potential transfer fee involved.
Salvador Cabañas to Manchester United
Cabañas has risen to prominence with his strong performances for Paraguay in the World Cup 2010 qualifiers and has attracted some interest, but there are definite question marks over whether English and European champions Manchester United really want him.
This time the story was not an invention of the press as the player's agent was the one that stated that the Red Devils' made enquiries almost two months before the story finally made it to the papers.
One key to this story is that Cabañas' contract with Club América is due to expire and his representative is trying to put pressure on the club by using other club's interest as a tool. But claiming United are interested may have been too much.
Let us know if you think that there have been even more outrageous rumours and stories this summer, but remember to give your reasons why you think the new was completely made up or just could not happen.
The rumour mill is in full swing and yet again there have been some outrageous stories to go with those that have some truth. We round up the best of the worst......
Ronaldinho to Boca JuniorsJust two years ago the Brazilian superstar was priceless, with Barça president Joan Laporta stating that he would not be sold for less than 100m, but since then so much has changed. AC Milan looked set to offer him a new arena in which to impress and revitalise his career, but the Italians could not finalise a deal and have now lost interest.
Manchester City have also made an offer, but the player himself is not keen on going to Eastlands, so the media were left with no story. Then Boca Juniors stepped into the fray with the Argentinian club's vice president Juan Carlos Crespi allegedly telling Ronaldinho: "See you when you come to Boca, you will really enjoy it."
That was enough for everyone to suddenly think that a loan deal could be struck and that he truly could be heading for Argentina. But the reality is that not only could Boca not afford his wages, Ronaldinho has no intention of moving to la b*m**onera. "For the time being he has no plans to return to South America," he brother and agent, Roberto de Assis said.
Del Piero to Inter
This was one rumours that drew worried Juve fans and excited Inter fans in, but there was a simple explanation. Nobody was about to see the legendary Vecchia Signora forward dressed in the blue and black of José Mourinho's team.
Instead, it was Jago Del Piero, the Italian-Brazilian who plies his trade with Treviso. The interest is concrete and he could well become an Inter player in the future.
Juve fans can breathe a sigh of relief because despite the media's best efforts to make it look like Alessandro, people we only fooled for a moment.
Samuel Eto'o to Marseille
The Cameroonian striker may want to stay with Barcelona while Barcelona are keen to receive a small fortune for him, but either way the rumour linking him to Marseille was an act of desperation by someone short of a story.
That is not meant as any disrespect to the French league giants, but given the fact that finances in France are not on the same scale as England, Spain and Italy, his wage demands, let alone the transfer fee, would be way out of their orbit. L'OM have big money to play with, but if AC Milan and Inter find Eto'o too expensive then that tells the whole story.
Klaas Jan Huntelaar to Roma
On the face of it there is no reason why Roma should not make their interest known in one of the continent's most highly rated young striker. But all is not as it seems.
The one small detail missing from the story is that Roma and Ajax do not have the best relationship after the transfer of Christian Chivu to the Italian club some years ago caused a rift.
The Dutch club made several complaints about the slow payment and had had to wait a couple of years before being given the money for the Romanian defender. Under the circumstances, it is truly intriguing that the Giallorossi be linked with the Ajax starlet. And we have not even come to the potential transfer fee involved.
Salvador Cabañas to Manchester United
Cabañas has risen to prominence with his strong performances for Paraguay in the World Cup 2010 qualifiers and has attracted some interest, but there are definite question marks over whether English and European champions Manchester United really want him.
This time the story was not an invention of the press as the player's agent was the one that stated that the Red Devils' made enquiries almost two months before the story finally made it to the papers.
One key to this story is that Cabañas' contract with Club América is due to expire and his representative is trying to put pressure on the club by using other club's interest as a tool. But claiming United are interested may have been too much.
Let us know if you think that there have been even more outrageous rumours and stories this summer, but remember to give your reasons why you think the new was completely made up or just could not happen.