Transfer rumours, particularly at this time of year, must be taken with a boatload of salt.
But some (not all) Manchester United supporters are practically wetting the beds over the latest 'news' about Paul Pogba.
By now, we all know the background, don't we? With an already injury-ravaged midfield, Alex Ferguson saw fit to overlook the Frenchman in favour of a midfield axis of nearly-retired Park-Ji Sung and right back Rafael in a league game against Blackburn a few years ago.
Pogba, a highly rated youngster at the time, spat his dummy out, refused to sign a new deal and fucked off to Juventus at the end of that season. Since then, he's shown the world that he's really good at football and especially creative when it comes to changing his hairdo.
Since departing, a good number of United fans have mourned his loss and clung on to a belief that he would one day return.
Now - four years on from arriving in Italy - it seems Pogba could be on the move again. So, where's he off to? Given that some Spanish publications like to act that it's their God-given right to spend huge fees on the world's best players, it's no surprise to see that Real Madrid are being strongly linked with the 23-year-old.
But some United fans refuse to give up on Pogba. And given the headline in Spanish paper
AS on Saturday morning, their hopes of seeing him in the United line-up have just received a much-needed shot in the arm.
AS reckon that Jose Mourinho - a long-time admirer of Pogba - has 'taken the lead' in the race for his signature. Added to that, the headline claims that United are willing to splurge €120m on him.
The report adds that talks between Real and Pogba are on hold with his huge wage demands potentially scuppering a move to the Bernabeu.
Mourinho, it's claimed, is wafting around the cheque book to try and entice him back to Manchester.
Although this stinks of 'agent trying to hurry a deal along' it's not stopping some of United's supporters from daring to dream...
https://twitter.com/T3nigma/status/746630642113323008
https://twitter.com/leonayinde/status/746628386404048896
https://twitter.com/Pooley_01/status/746623837811412992
https://twitter.com/mufcrm/status/746515210123476992
Some are even willing to see Pogba's agent honoured with a statue if he delivers Pogba, along with two of his other clients, to Old Trafford.
https://twitter.com/1DenRoger/status/746614018526355456
https://twitter.com/MCMProds/status/746599863425601540
The majority of United fans are having none of it though. Like everyone else, they're expecting Pogba to be paraded in front of the Bernabeu faithful at some point between the end of Euro 2016 and the start of next season.
