And the other option is...?
Wasn't this joker creaming his pants not so long ago that "Bats was in the bag"?
Not sure - most of the "ITK" references are regarding:
Janssen
JJ: "Nothing too close but VJ is a big possibility at this point. Not for the RO Thank you"
Trix: "My impression is that Janssen could have been done by now."
Sanabria
JJ: "Something in it .....Poch knows him, that's all for now - not in Read only thanks"
Vasquez
Grey Fox: "All I know is that we had initial discussions not sure how far down the road we have taken them"
As fun as ITK is, sometimes transfers come from nowhere (Son and N'jie?) because the club have tightened up the reigns on it. It's perhaps debatable as to whether the ITK leaks are the reason we don't get to sign these players and Chelsea swoop in, aside from the DL bashing.