Past performance is no guarantee of future ITK...
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/wiki/transfer_reliability_guide
Here's how we split each Tier:
- Tier 1 - Almost undisputed when discussing a Transfer Rumour. They may not be the first to discuss a rumour, but if they are talking about it; then it is almost certainly true, and possibly close to complete.
- Tier 2 - Known to have current sources, but are still fallible and just short of being considered an authority on rumour discussions. However, multiple individuals or sources from this tier reporting the same rumour may indicate a strong possibility of truth to the rumour.
- Tier 3 - Unreliable, and not to be trusted solo. They fall into near click-bait practices and are often fighting for relevance in a sea of rumours.
- Tier 4 - Not to be trusted at all. These companies make money out of ensuring that you read them and they will make up anything to get you to harness advertising revenue.
- Tier 5 - Absolute dingdong Heads. Why are you even reading them for fudge sake?
Tier 1
SportBild / Christian Falk (Bayern Munich), Simon Stone (Manchester Clubs), David Ornstein (London Clubs), Adam Blackmore (Southampton) - BBC /
Ben Pearce (Spurs) - Freelance / Mohammed Bouhafsi - RMC / Mike Verweij (Nederlands/Ajax) - Telegraaf / Voetbal International (Nederlands/Ajax) / CMVM.pt (Portugal) / "Quakerboy"(Galatasaray) - rerererarara.net / Edu Polo (Spain) - Mundo Deportivo / Gianluca Di Marzio (Italy) - Freelance/Sky Italia- / RTP 1 (Portugal) / Alfredo Pedulla (AC Milan) - Freelance (Italy) / Romeo Agresti (Juventus) - Goal.com (Italy) / Stephan von Nocks & Frank Lußem (Germany) - Kicker / Ruhr Nachrichten (Schalke & Borrusia Dortmund) / Craig Norwood (Manchester United) - Freelance / George Caulkin (Saudi Sportswashing Machine) - The Times / Keith Downie (Saudi Sportswashing Machine) - Sky Sports / Craig Hope (Saudi Sportswashing Machine) - Daily Mail / Reviersport (Schalke) / Paris United (France) / Globoesporte(Brasil) / Adam Leventhal (Watford) - Sky Sports / Paul Joyce (Liverpool & Everton) - Times / James Pearce (Liverpool) - Echo / Sam Lee (Manchester Clubs) - Goal.com / Rik Elfrink (PSV) - Eindhovens Dagblad / El Mercurio (Chile) / Brian Sciaretta (US) - New York Times / Stephen Goff (US) - Washington Post / Grant Wahl (US) - Fox Sports/Sports Illustrated / John Percy (England/Leicester/Wolves) - The Telegraph / Tim Nash (Wolves) - Freelance / Fabrizio Romano - The Guardian / Jose Luis Sanchez (Real Madrid) - La Sexta/ Melchor Ruiz (Real Madrid) - COPE
Tier 2
Matt Law (Chelsea), James Ducker (Chelsea/Manchester Clubs), Chris Bascombe(Liverpool/Everton) - Telegraph / Bild (Germany) / COPE (Spain) /
Dan Kilpatrick (Spurs) - ESPN (England/US) /
Lyall Thomas (Spurs) - Sky Sports /
Ed Aarons (Spurs) - Guardian / Martin Blackburn (Emirates Marketing Project) - The Sun / Simon Mullock (Emirates Marketing Project) - The Mirror / Lee Ryder (Saudi Sportswashing Machine) - The Chronicle / Daily Echo (Southampton) / L'Equipe (France) / Amy Lawrence (Arsenal) - Guardian / Raphael Honigstein(Germany) - Sky Germany / NTVSpor (Turkey) / Serdar Saridag (Turkey) - Millyet / oJogo(Portugal) / Ahmet Ercanlar (Fenerbache) - Hürriyet Gazetesi / Sky Sport Italia (Italy) / LigTv (Turkey) / BeIn (Turkey) / Radio Catalunya (Barcelona) (Spain) / Radio Renascença (Portugal) / Cadena SER (Spain) / Sid Lowe - Freelance (Spain) / Leverkusener Anzeiger (Bayer Leverkusen) / Der Westen (Germany) / Gerard Romero(Barcelona) - RAC1 (Spain) / Chris Wathan (Swansea/Wales) - BBC / Riath Al-Samarrai(Swansea/Wales) - Daily Mail / EMOL (Chile) / Mellissa Reddy (Liverpool) - Joe.co.uk / Andy Hunter (Liverpool/Everton) - Guardian / Marcelo Bechler (Brazil) - Esporte / Josef Pedrerol (Real Madrid) - Jugones / Miguel Angel Diaz (Real Madrid) - COPE / Edu Pidal(Real Madrid) - Onda Cero
Tier 3
Telegraph (England) / Guardian (England) / Independant (England) / Sky Sports(England) / Ian Ladyman (Manchester Clubs) - Daily Mail / Manchester Evening News(England) / Jim White (England) - Sky Sports / ESPN (Various) / The Echo(Liverpool/Everton) / Futbol Arena (Turkey) / Record (Portugal) / aBola (Portugal) / Gazzetta dello Sport (Italy) / Corriere dello Sport (Italy) / Il Tempo (Italy) / la Repubblica (Italy) / Get French Football News (France) / Le Parisien (France) / Transfer Merkezi (Turkey) / Mundo Deportivo (Spain) / Sport (Spain) / COPE (Spain) / Onda Cero (Spain) / Sport1 (Germany) / Duncan Castles (England) /
Tier 4
PaulnMerson (England) / The Sun (England) / Guillem Balague (England/Spain) / Metro(England) / NBC Sports (US) / Sports Witness (Various) / Marca (Spain) / AS (Spain) / Fotomaç (Turkey) / Fanatik (Turkey) / Aspor (Turkey) / Hurriyet (Turkey) / Haberturk (Turkey) / Correio da Manhã (Portugal) / Tuttosport (Italy) / Voetbalzone.nl(Nederlands) / Pierre Menes (France) / Sky Germany (Germany) / Bleacher Report(Various) / Miguel Delaney (Freelance) (England) / Andy Mitten (Manchester United) - Freelance / Talksport (U.K.) / Here is the City (Manchester Clubs) / Calciomercato (Italy)
Tier 5
Tancredi Palmieri / IndyKaila / Daily Star / Sqwaka / LadBible / Caught Offside / Joe.ie / Joe.co.uk / 90min / Muzzy Ozcan / Don Balon