A tiny supporter empties his pockets next to a huge spilling pocket of gold coins outside a stadium while a footballer walks away in the distance.

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Sarr May Have Been Sold By Mistake For £22.3m, So Supporter Empties Pockets Outside Stadium

Philippa Crane · Media Editor17 October · Reading time: one pint

Spurs Web reports that Tottenham may have accidentally sold Pape Sarr to Juventus on a loan with a £22.3m obligation to buy, after he played all 90 minutes of a 2-1 Europa League win at Celta Vigo, and the club has not been asked whether it was an accident.

A Tottenham man spent Saturday morning on the forecourt of the stadium turning out every pocket he owns, after a report suggested the club may have accidentally sold something of value.

The report, published by Spurs Web, states that Pape Sarr joined Juventus late in the summer window on an initial loan, with a £22.3m obligation to buy next summer, triggered if the midfielder plays 50 per cent of the club's matches this season.

The Herald understands the headline used the word accidentally, and that the word appears nowhere in the article beneath it.

If they can lose a midfielder by mistake, I'm not taking chances with my keys.

The man laid his findings in a row on the paving: a bus pass, a single mint, a receipt for a pasty, and a key he could not immediately place. He confirmed that, as of 10:40am, nothing of £22.3m had been sold.

The cause for concern, he explained, was Thursday night in Spain, where Sarr played all 90 minutes of a 2-1 Europa League win over Celta Vigo, completed five interceptions and received a 7.9 out of 10 from FotMob. Gazzetta dello Sport called him a possible crucial figure.

He was also aware that Randal Kolo Muani scored the stoppage-time winner, his third of the season, and had begun checking the inside pocket of his coat for him as well.

He has since put everything back, in a different order.

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A tiny hooded figure seen from behind faces a giant slice of toast on a plinth while four small figures with megaphones all shout the same thing across a stadium pitch.

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Schade Fee Of Over £60m Is Repeated By Four Websites Before Toast And Remains Over Sixty

Philippa Crane · Media Editor17 October · Reading time: one pint

TEAMtalk reports that Brentford would demand more than £60m for Tottenham target Kevin Schade in any mid-season sale, and the Herald can confirm the figure was also £60m at every site that followed.

A figure of more than £60m for Brentford forward Kevin Schade, first reported by TEAMtalk, was in circulation across at least four websites by the time a Tottenham man had finished his first slice of toast. It was the same figure at each of them.

The original report states that Brentford would demand more than £60m for any mid-season departure, that the club are under no pressure to sell, and that contract talks have been opened with the player's representatives. His current deal runs until 2028.

The Herald has read all four accounts in order. The first calls the fee a firm asking price. The second calls it a significant valuation. The third describes Brentford as digging in, and by the fourth the number has acquired a stance.

It said sixty million on the first one and it said sixty million on the last one. They just sounded more sure about it.

The Herald understands that no outlet in the sequence added a source, a quote, a deadline or a second fee. One did add a tweet, which had already appeared on the other three.

The man was asked what he now knew that he had not known at 7:10am. He said that Brentford were very serious about it, a position the report does not state and which he arrived at on his own.

By the time the kettle was refilled, the story had been confirmed as monitoring, then as interest, and was last seen in the group chat being described as a situation. The toast was cold.

The figure remains more than £60m.

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