Romano threatens to publish private messages in escalating feud with Sky's Plettenberg

Published Jul 27, 09:12 AM UTC

A public feud erupted between football transfer insiders Fabrizio Romano and Florian Plettenberg on social media platform X. The clash began when Romano reported that RB Leipzig star Yan Diomande was moving to Real Madrid for over €100 million, a claim Plettenberg immediately contradicted as a 'pseudo-agreement.' The dispute escalated when Romano threatened to publish private messages in which Plettenberg had previously asked for advice on increasing followers and expressed admiration for Romano's work. Plettenberg called the threat a 'sad development' and said Romano was no longer a role model for him. Romano, who has 28.4 million followers compared to Plettenberg's 700,000, defended himself by saying Plettenberg had started the 'circus.' The incident highlights tensions between competing transfer news reporters.

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