MOSCOW, RUSSIA - OCTOBER 28: People wearing medieval armour components take part in a friendly fight event held in a basketball court to keep the medieval street fights alive in Russian capital Moscow on October 28, 2024. The 'Tushino maneuvers,' or friendship fights between clubs, were created to preserve the traditional aspects of medieval street battles and pass them on to younger generations. These fights quickly gained popularity in the city. The warriors, who gather on specific days of the week and engage in combat while clad in steel armor, are highly regarded and admired by the populace. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images) | Anadolu via Getty ImagesManthis guy Vince (a well-known Chelsea fan news source) might have had no idea what he cooked up with a simple quote tweet. Inadvertently or maybe (deviously) on purpose, Vince kicked off a battle that spiraled out of control between transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano and Sky Germanys Florian Plettenberg. It was a rollback the clocknight on X as the two, high-profile journos slugged it outvia keyboard, of course. As you can see, Vince got the discussion started: Despite Fabrizio's Here We Go? https://t.co/DfFrbOcozJ Vince (@Blue_Footy) July 26, 2026Romano did not wait long to fire off a response:dont worry, Diomande goes to Real Madrid as Klopp went to Germany. Ask about the fake news yesterday on Man City bidding 100m for Diomande when theyve been out for days, and when Madrid were already advancing. They are good at talking about others (not even that good, they Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 26, 2026dont worry, Diomande goes to Real Madrid as Klopp went to Germany. Ask about the fake news yesterday on Man City bidding 100m for Diomande when theyve been out for days, and when Madrid were already advancing. They are good at talking about others (not even that good, they cant even tag me ) but check your own news first, then talk about me. Well, that lit Plettenbergs fuse and he thumbed out a statement that was a complete take down of Romano: Okay, wow. By accusing us of fake news with Man City bidding (never reported) youve unfortunately crossed a line.I never wanted to bring this up, but your Klopp report was simply ridiculous and disrespectful to every journalist who actually does proper reporting. One day pic.twitter.com/pf9D9W0NYQ Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) July 26, 2026Okay, wow. By accusing us of fake news with Man City bidding (never reported) youve unfortunately crossed a line.I never wanted to bring this up, but your Klopp report was simply ridiculous and disrespectful to every journalist who actually does proper reporting. One day after the DFB had already named him in its official statement, you posted a here we go. Posting a signing soon and its almost one week later. I honestly thought youd have the decency not to do that.Anyone could have posted that Klopp HWG because it was obvious he was going to become Germanys head coach. Your report was based on probability, not on actual agreements.As long as you keep deleting false here we gos and posting results minutes before the final whistle just because of algorithms and the need to be first in the race against 433 and score apps, only to delete them five minutes later because Neymar scores, you should probably keep a lower sound overall. The same applies when you fail to credit the original source in a large share of your Instagram posts.Do your business. Well do ours. But accusing others of spreading lies is quite ironic coming from someone in your position. Good night.Romano was not about to let Plettenberg get in the last word: you start accusing, I cross the line. Now at least I see youve learned how to tag very good. Maybe I should share messages from few years ago where you asked me how can I increase followers or your job is my motivation you who are now teaching how to do this job on Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 26, 2026you start accusing, I cross the line. Now at least I see youve learned how to tag very good. Maybe I should share messages from few years ago where you asked me how can I increase followers or your job is my motivation you who are now teaching how to do this job on here. But Im not going out of context, as you did.I replied on the same topic, Diomande, sharing your tweet saying Man City ready to bid you go on other topics. Keep going, in that case better ask around Anfield about the number 10 shirt. And remember: who started this circus is you, with your post on Diomande to Madrid that its going (for sure) to happen. This is my last reply. Enjoy If you thought the war was over, boy were you wrong. Now some rando got involved and brought the boys in maybe not together, but at least working toward a truce of sortsor at least an agreement to simmer down the heat in this rivalry:Looks like there is war between you and @FabrizioRomano. He is reporting that the deal is done, you are reporting otherwise. Who can we believe? JaHomaBay (@HassanMcOjwang) July 26, 2026Romano offered another response, but did try to spin that he was not looking for a battle: Im not into any war my friend. There were reports of Man City ready to bid 100m for Diomande literally yesterday (!) and Man City are completely out since 8 days ago. And they still talk about others. Let it go but dont involve me Diomande will go to Real Madrid. Here we Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 26, 2026Im not into any war my friend. There were reports of Man City ready to bid 100m for Diomande literally yesterday (!) and Man City are completely out since 8 days ago. And they still talk about others. Let it go but dont involve me Diomande will go to Real Madrid. Here we go. Enjoy.Sensing his opponent was fading from the scrap, Plettenberg, too, acknowledged he wanted the sparring to be over, but also wanted to let it be known that he is not backing down:Me neither. But dont portray it as if we reported that Manchester City were ready to bid. We reported that they were willing to pay that amount. There was never a formal written offer because the player was focused on Real Madrid and PSG. Theres no need to invent details to Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) July 26, 2026Me neither. But dont portray it as if we reported that Manchester City were ready to bid. We reported that they were willing to pay that amount. There was never a formal written offer because the player was focused on Real Madrid and PSG. Theres no need to invent details to make it look as though we reported something incorrectly.Youll also know that Real Madrids 100m offer was made several days ago and not just within the last 48 hours, right?And: I havent mentioned anyone personally. If I had wanted to, I would have done so. Everyone should ask themselves on what basis they report agreements, agreements in principle, done deals or here we gos.Yan Diomande will join Real Madrid. DONE DEAL soon. Good night.Not gonna lie, Plettenberg should have hit him with this GIF at the end of the post: View LinkWhat we really need now is a massive collab to squash this beef fire up the horn and get Christian Falk, Kerry Hau, David Ornstein, Mano Bonk, Philipp Kessler, Frank Linkesch, and that smooth pimp Nico Linner to kick some knowledge and recreate this video by West Coast All-Stars before its too late: Anyway, damn you Vince. 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