INTER TRANSFER RELIABILITY TIERS THREAD

Il Drago · Aug 14, 2020

INTER TRANSFER SOURCES RELIABILITY TIERS THREAD

There was an interest in Tonali's thread about a transfer tiers thread so here's my attempt. I am sure some people will disagree with my options so feel free to make your suggestions/objections in order to improve the list. I have mostly focused on Italian sources but i have also included the most popular sources from abroad. I have also included the most reliable sources for our rivals in case anyone is interested.

Tier 1

Journalist/Source	Team	Country
Gianluca Di Marzio – Sky Sport Italia		Italy
Fabrizio Romano – Sky Sport Italia		Italy
Fabrizio Biasin - Libero	Inter	Italy
Matteo Barzaghi - Sky Sport Italia	Inter	Italy
Matteo Moretto - Relevo		Italy/Spain
Il Sole 24 Ore (Financial)		Italy
Calcio e Finanza (Financial)		Italy
Romeo Agresti	Juventus	Italy
Antonio Vittielo	Milan	Italy
Filippo Biafora	Roma	Italy
Carlo Alvino	Napoli	Italy
Simon Stone - BBC		England
David Ornstein	Arsenal	England
BBC Sport		England
Matt Law	Chelsea	England
Alasdair Gold	Tottenham	England
Mohammed Bouhafsi - RMC		France
Mike Verweij - Telegraaf	Ajax	Netherlands
Voetbal International		Netherlands
Alfredo Martinez - Onda Cero	Barcelona	Spain
Edu Polo - Mundo Deportivo	Barcelona	Spain
Jose Luis Sanchez - Radio Marca	Real	Spain
Christian Falk - SportBild		Germany
Süddeutsche Zeitung		Germany
Ruhr Nachrichten	Dortmund & Schalke	Germany
Globoesporte		Brazil
Paul Joyce - Times	Liverpool	England
James Pearce - Echo	Liverpool	England
Kristof Terreur - The Guardian		Belgium
Marcelo Bechler		Brazil/Spain

Tier 2

Journalist/Source	Team	Country
Sky Sport Italia		Italy
Nicolo Schira		Italy
Alfredo Pedulla - SportItalia		Italy
Gianluigi Longari - SportItalia		Italy
La Stampa	Juventus	Italy
James Ducker - Telegraph		England
Bild	Bayern	Germany
COPE		Spain
Ed Aarons - Guardian	Tottenham	England
Sam Lee - Goal.com		England
Raphael Honigstein - Sky Germany		Germany
oJogo		Portugal
Edu Aguirre - El Chiringuito	Real	Spain
Radio Catalunya	Barcelona	Spain
Gerard Romero - RAC1	Barcelona	Spain
Cadena SER		Spain
Edu Pidal - Onda Cero	Real	Spain
Melissa Reddy - Goal.com	Liverpool	Liverpool
RMC		France
Der Westen		Germany

Tier 3

Journalist/Source	Team	Country
SportItalia		Italy
Il Tempo	Roma	Italy
Corriere della Sera		Italy
La Nazione	Fiorentina	Italy
Matteo Pedrosi		Italy
ANSA		Italy
Pasquale Guarro - Calciomercato.com	Inter	Italy
Andrea Ramazzotti - Gazzetta dello Sport	Inter	Italy
Telegraph		England
Guardian		England
Independent		England
Sky Sports UK		England
The Times		England
aBola		Portugal
Le Parisien	PSG	France
Kicker		Germany
Onda Cero		Spain
Sport1		Germany
Florian Plettenberg - Sky Germany		Germany

Tier 4

Journalist/Source	Country
Gazzetta dello Sport	Italy
Corriere dello Sport	Italy
Tuttosport	Italy
Sport Mediaset	Italy
Rai Sport	Italy
TuttoMercatoWeb	Italy
FC Inter News	Italy
La Repubblica	Italy
Il Giorno	Italy
Il Giornale	Italy
Il Mattino	Italy
Il Messaggero	Italy
Il Fatto Quotidiano	Italy
Calciomercato.com	Italy
Calciomercato.it	Italy
Libero	Italy
Luca Marchetti - Sky Sport Italia	Italy
Carlo Laudisa - Gazzetta dello Sport	Italy
Michele Criscitiello - SportItalia	Italy
Eurosport	Various
Guillem Ballague	England/Spain
Daily Mirror	England
Daily Mail	England
Marca	Spain
AS	Spain
Mundo Deportivo	Spain
Record	Portugal
Sky Deutschland	Germany
Goal.com	Various
L'Equipe	France
France Football	France
Santi Aouna - Foot Mercato	France
Tancredi Palmieri	Italy

Tier 5

Journalist/Source	Country
The Sun	England
Metro	England
Daily Express	England
Daily Star	England
Don Balon	Spain
Sport	Spain
Diario Gol	Spain
ESPN	USA
Tribal Football	Various

Palatiga · Aug 14, 2020

The color make my eyes bleed, but good job regardless

Il Drago · Aug 14, 2020

Palatiga said:
The color make my eyes bleed, but good job regardless

What color would you prefer? I can edit it. I didn't want it to leave it white as it would look dull and it had to be bright due to the background color.

Forzanerazzurri · Aug 14, 2020

Il Drago said:
What color would you prefer? I can edit it. I didn't want it to leave it white as it would look dull and it had to be bright due to the background color.

Did you come up with those Tiers? I would have even split Di Marzio and Romano into their own tier (actually Di Marzio could be the only source in Tier 1 according to me). Those other Italian sources arent as good.

Il Drago · Aug 14, 2020

Forzanerazzurri said:
Did you come up with those Tiers? I would have even split Di Marzio and Romano into their own tier (actually Di Marzio could be the only source in Tier 1 according to me). Those other Italian sources arent as good.

The tiers are a mix of my personal experience of the Inter rumours since i started following them closely in the last years and a search on the Internet. We all know Biasin is close to Ausilio and when he says something it's usually accurate. Pedulla is usually accurate though since Marotta arrived he isn't as good as he used to be. Barzaghi is one of the reliable Sky journalists and usually says the same reports as Di Marzio and Romano is in Di Marzio's team so i don't see why they should be split. They're basically the same source.

Forzanerazzurri · Aug 14, 2020

Il Drago said:
The tiers are a mix of my personal experience of the Inter rumours since i started following them closely in the last years and a search on the Internet. We all know Biasin is close to Ausilio and when he says something it's usually accurate. Pedulla is usually accurate though since Marotta arrived he isn't as good as he used to be. Barzaghi is one of the reliable Sky journalists and usually says the same reports as Di Marzio and Romano is in Di Marzio's team so i don't see why they should be split. They're basically the same source.

That makes sense. But then why is Sky Sport Italia in Tier 2?

InterFCAustin · Aug 14, 2020

TuttoSport is more reliable then Tancredi Palmeri?

Blasphemy!!

Il Drago · Aug 14, 2020

Forzanerazzurri said:
That makes sense. But then why is Sky Sport Italia in Tier 2?

Because not every Sky journalist is close to Di Marzio. Even in the most reliable sources there are some journalists who aren't so reliable and vice versa. So i decided to give them a slighlty lower tier in general.

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InterFCAustin said:
TuttoSport is more reliable then Tancredi Palmeri?

Blasphemy!!

Palmeri was one of the sources i had in mind when i mentioned in my post there could be objections but i really can't take the guy seriously. I realise there are people who think differently.

Forzanerazzurri · Aug 14, 2020

Il Drago said:
Because not every Sky journalist is close to Di Marzio. Even in the most reliable sources there are some journalists who aren't so reliable and vice versa. So i decided to give them a slighlty lower tier in general.

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Palmeri was one of the sources i had in mind when i mentioned in my post there could be objections but i really can't take the guy seriously. I realise there are people who think differently.

:thumbsup:

brehme1989 · Aug 14, 2020

I've never heard of half of those but I can say it's pretty spot on im relation to the guys I've seen.

I didn't see Giulia Stronati or Marialuisa Jacobelli

Il Drago · Aug 14, 2020

brehme1989 said:
I've never heard of half of those but I can say it's pretty spot on im relation to the guys I've seen.

I didn't see Giulia Stronati or Marialuisa Jacobelli

Giulia disappeared almost as fast as she appeared. I haven't seen a transfer tweet of hers in a long time. Tbh i totally forgot her. Marialuisa is the daughter of Tuttosport editor so i trust her as much as her dad's newspaper.

Besnik · Aug 14, 2020

Fabrizio Romano is my favourite, and btw good job with the list

.h. · Aug 14, 2020

Where is brehme

CafeCordoba · Aug 14, 2020

Nice thread!

I'm following Tancredi Palmeri and I haven't seen him announcing something which is totally false (which would indicate tier 5 I guess).

I think Matt Law is Chelsea's court reporter so I'd guess he belongs to tier 1.

I'd also put Schira to tier 1 if Pedulla is there too.

ADRossi · Aug 14, 2020

.h. said:
Where is brehme

Boycotting Inter in Paris.

Nice work, Il Drago. In the era of Fake News your work is appreciated.

Il Drago · Aug 14, 2020

CafeCordoba said:
Nice thread!

I'm following Tancredi Palmeri and I haven't seen him announcing something which is totally false (which would indicate tier 5 I guess).

I think Matt Law is Chelsea's court reporter so I'd guess he belongs to tier 1.

I'd also put Schira to tier 1 if Pedulla is there too.

Ok. I will make the adjustments for Law and Schira. Is Palmeri in Tier 4 ok for you?

yoszee · Aug 14, 2020

Why we don't have Tier 1 source?

BasedGodPunk · Aug 14, 2020

No enjoy inter news?

Cómi · Aug 14, 2020

Il Drago said:
What color would you prefer? I can edit it. I didn't want it to leave it white as it would look dull and it had to be bright due to the background color.

Bold text, color code the countries, maybe split the clubs into a separate column instead of next to the name of the source, with a blank for those journalists without a tie to a specific club.

Ed. · Aug 15, 2020

The top of the list should be The Mole of Inter.

All names in this list will be useless withouth The Mole.

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