By all accounts it's a genuine offer, reported by everyone. Carroll apparently was told about it three days ago. One report says the permanant deal would be £17m, one says £13m.
Wouldn't take at either price.
A loan deal, with the right wages %, wouldn't be a bad deal, I don't think. Gives us a chance to see how he would fit in with us and also the option of a plan B, if you like.
But still.... haahaha, this is fucking class.
Yeah, Brazilian football is pretty unpredictable (even more so) than most mainstream leagues.
Anyway, I placed the quid that I won last night on this -
http://i.imgur.com/At28p.jpg
Returns £17.