It's perfectly within the rules so I don't see why they wouldn't. It was only a story in The Irish Sun anyway, so nothing official has been announced yet.
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No, clubs announce that they're signing players when their contracts expire all the time and there's no rule that stops them from doing otherwise. :rolleyes:
One example that springs to mind is when Liam Miller signed a pre-contract agreement for Man Utd and went down to Old Trafford for a photo shoot with Alex Ferguson.
Har har har... hardy hardy har har... You're HILARIOUS, you should become a comedian... Wow... That really is some amazing, incredibly original material you've got there... You'll go far... :rolleyes: