Two stories have been doing the rounds this week, and neither of them amounts to much. Arsenal have not made contact with Erling Haaland's representatives. There is no approach, no exploratory chat, nothing. The whole thing appears to be social media speculation that grew legs and ran.
And the 115 charges? Still no decision. Still waiting. Anyone claiming otherwise is guessing.
Where the Haaland talk came from
Nothing. That's the short answer.
Fabrizio Romano has not confirmed any Arsenal plans regarding Haaland. No credible source has. The story seems to have been assembled from assumption rather than information.
Haaland remains a City player. That much is certain. The Norwegian has been central to everything City have done since he arrived, and there is no indication — none — that anything has changed on that front.
Arsenal, for their part, have been linked with a striker all summer. That's what happens when you finish second. The leap from 'Arsenal might want a forward' to 'Arsenal want Haaland' is a big one, and nobody has made it with any evidence.
The charges: no verdict, no news
Where the Haaland story really falls down is the second half of the headline. The suggestion was that a guilty verdict on the 115 charges would trigger some kind of exodus, with Haaland first out the door. That would be a compelling narrative if there were a verdict to react to.
There isn't. There has been no decision. No outcome. Nothing to respond to. The charges remain unresolved, as they have been throughout.
Anyone framing transfer speculation around a verdict that hasn't arrived is working backwards from a conclusion they've already picked.
What we actually know
City's squad is intact. Haaland is part of it. Arsenal have not made contact. The 115 charges are still pending. That's the full extent of it.
Everything else is noise. The kind of noise that fills a quiet week in the football calendar. It happens every year. A slow news day meets a big name and suddenly there's a story.
There isn't one here.