If you spend as much time on Twitter as I do, you might’ve noticed that lately Fabrizio Romano - the well known Italian transfer guru - has been breaking several exclusive stories about Scottish footballers. While Romano regularly covers Celtic and Rangers transfers, my interest was piqued when Alex from SPFL Mediawatch flagged one of his latest exclusives regarding Josh Mulligan.
Now, we all know our league is the greatest league on Earth (obviously), but even so, it was still surprising to see a player moving on a free transfer from Dundee to Edinburgh as breaking news on an account with over 25 million followers.
Building on my initial curiosity, I’ve since carried out some digging and uncovered something particularly interesting about Fabrizio Romano’s Scottish based exclusives.
PREVIOUS ACCUSATIONS
In 2024 there was a story originating in Scandinavia, alleging that Romano accepts payment in return for spreading rumours about players through his social media accounts.
The investigation started in Denmark when Tipsbladet alleged that clubs or agents can pay Fabrizio Romano for publicity about their players through his tweets. The story arose following controversy when Romano posted on his twitter account that Roony Bardghji was not getting playing time at FC Copenhagen due to the fact he would not sign a new contract. Something which Copenhagen subsequently denied.
Such a tweet puts pressure on FC Copenhagen, and creates a narrative around the player that may or not be true. A Danish journalist involved in the story, Troels Bager Thogersen, explained:
