Question about transfer rspeculation?

Question

What is the scheme of getting information ? I mean, one day, for example a few days ago, you buy papers and in almost every paper there is news that Silverstre is on verge of joining Arsenal. There aren't any quotes, but I actually believed it because it is written in many papers. And it happened.And my question is: how does system of getting informations like this work ? Journalists don't ask "hm, maybe Silvestre is going to Arsenal ?" How is their system of getting informations like this working ?

Answer 1

sometimes they just make it up, but i think they must get inside information on transfers from someone who works close to the club like the secretary or someone like that.    

Answer 2

It's called gossip.