This story so patently nonsensical that I suspect that it isn't a "real" story at all. Not a mindless beatup by incompetent football journo's, nor a threadbare attempt to raise Fraklin's price by an unscrupulous agent.
Call me Mr Suspicious if you like but I think this is more likely the opening move in another attempt by the Victorian clubs to strip the Swans of the cost of living. The implied threat being . . . . "If the Swans don't lose the CoL allowance they will steal Franklin, then the best player from every Victorian team!!!!"
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