In the transfer rumour game, there can definitely be smoke without fire. Stories can be reported across multiple outlets yet never feel like they have a shred of plausibility to them.
But there are some links which linger long enough to make you think there could be something in them. Most clubs have them, that player who is always on the verge of joining them but often never does for some reason.
Liverpool have had a few over the years, and one of the current darlings of the Reds’ transfer rumour mill is Florian Neuhaus. Early in 2021, Emile Heskey suggested the Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder could give the side something they lacked. Then last summer, the Echo reported that Liverpool ‘expressed an interest’ in the player.
