I wasn’t able to find any credible reports from BBC Sport, Fabrizio Romano, or other reputable outlets confirming the transfer described—that an Ipswich Town defender paid the club €8.4 million, then signed a €25.8 million + €10 million add-ons deal with Athletic Bilbao, with a booked medical in the next 48 hours.
A site named “reelhubs[dot]com” published a claim mirroring the quotation you shared, but it appears to be an unsupported repost and lacks corroboration from mainstream or reliable football media, including BBC Sport or Fabrizio Romano himself.
Given that:
- No credible mainstream source—such as BBC Sport, The Athletic, trusted sports news platforms, or Romano’s verified channels—has reported any such deal involving Athletic Bilbao and an Ipswich Town defender;
- Transfermarkt (a widely used reference for transfer activity) shows no record of such a move for Athletic Bilbao in the current season
It strongly suggests this claimed deal is unverified, likely false, or at least not confirmed yet by reliable sources.
If you’re able to point me to the specific BBC Sport report or the original Fabrizio Romano tweet or post, I’d be happy to dig deeper. As it stands, though, there’s no credible confirmation supporting this story.
Let me know if you’d like help investigating rumors about a specific player or provide alternatives for tracking confirmed transfers as they develop.
