The Echo has been rubbish for awhile now. If there's one thing we know, it's that Pearce, Reddy and the like don't ever "break" news anymore. They only ever report things when they are basically already known. They are basically mouthpieces for what the club wants people to know. This guy may not know what he's talking about but he certainly is going out on a limb on this one and I think he has a good reputation for transfer news elsewhere.
This article with Gorst seems much more credible to me than the one about Pepe. If it isn't, than a relatively new beat writer is discredited from the beginning.
Edwards doesn't say that to every club with a player we're linked with, but for some reason he apparently did in this case.
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