Cue the ubiquitous 'club source'
Tomorrow's news: "A source inside the club has told us Barton was holding out for XXXk per week, and the club have walked away, refusing to be held to ransom"
"Having been given the night off by his club for 'family reasons', Mario Balotelli was caught on camera throwing water bombs at a meeting of Serie A club chiefs in Italy on Monday while his Manchester City team-mates were on their FA Cup victory parade."