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'Liverpool agree fee for Dybala... fair play' - Fans duped by Tottenham supporter's tweet
LIVERPOOL fans have been duped by a fake tweet sent by a Tottenham supporter - making them believe they were signing Paulo Dybala.
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The user, @THFC_99, posted a link to a BBC article and wrote: "Fair play Liverpool agreeing a fee for Dybala ,I thought the rumours were fake."
Except all was not how it seemed.
Fans expecting to go to a page where details of the supposedly agreed Dybala deal instead ended up in an entirely different location - a match report of Spurs' 4-1 win over Liverpool in October!
The post was retweeted more than 400 times as fans reacted in varying ways to the prank.
"Well you got me but I enjoyed it," wrote one while another said: "what a tweet <3"
That sentiment wasn't echoed by one Liverpool fan who tried to hit back at Spurs over Heung-min Son's availability.
"4 is a good number tbf. Number of games son will miss for you at the start of the season," they wrote.
"Um why did it take me to Spurs 4-1 Liverpool," posted another confused supporter.
While Dybala may not be coming, a top goalkeeper potentially could. Liverpoo have launched a world record £62million bid for Roma star Alisson.
The Anfield club were locked in talks with the Italians last night as they look to make the Brazil No 1 the most expensive keeper on the planet.
Boss Jurgen Klopp has turned to Alisson after giving up on error-prone Loris Karius.
Alisson, 25, has been on Liverpool's radar for more than a year and he is keen on making the move to Merseyside, although Roma are holding out for closer to £67m.
A deal would smash the current record fee for a keeper - the £34.7m Manchester City paid Benfica for Ederson last summer.
Liverpool registered their interest in Alisson back in January but were shocked by the eye-watering price tag Roma put on the keeper. But they have now decided to swoop for the South American.