It is possible to keep these things very secret and serious players would try to do so. Can you enforce media blackouts for this type of thing?
There have been a few silly transfer links over the past couple of weeks: that 17 year old striker for £20M, and another one too if I recall... maybe no link here, but maybe a few people know things.
Has Simon Jordan made any more comments lately? - Wasn't he involved somehow with an interested party with 'serious money' (his words if I recall).
Certainly an interesting rumour, and people sticking by their info. Pretty exciting.