The revelation Ben Doak appears on the verge of swapping Celtic for Liverpool was met with some predictable cynicism.
That the details of the teenager's potential switch to Anfield included some, shall we say, eye-catching wage figures did little to quell inevitable claims he was simply chasing the money.
It's all a bit unfair on a 16-year-old kid offered the chance to join one of the best football teams on the planet, earning previously unthinkable money (touted as £12,000-a-week) that will change his and his family's life.
