Arguably the greatest method of breaking a transfer story in English football history

This easily tops Zlatan Ibrahimovic announcing his transfer to Manchester United via Instagram.

Mo Diame's move from Hull City to Newcastle United wasn't the biggest transfer story of the summer by a long shot. However, it probably had the most entertaining resolution. The Senegalese midfielder had been heavily linked with a return to the Championship, but for a long time, nothing was confirmed. Just when everyone bar the Toon Army had forgotten his potential move was even a thing, just when everyone had swiftly moved past Diame's section in the transfer gossip columns to read their 1750th Paul Pogba story of the summer, just when it felt like this story would be lost forever, something wonderful happened - someone's Ma broke the news. Some random lady managed to beat Sky Sports News and all the other transfer-focused publications to the punch by sending her son a selfie with the footballer getting ready for his medical. https://twitter.com/Allenocon/status/760475361612365824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Sources don't come much more reputable than this. Listen to our GAA podcast with Colm Parkinson. Click here to subscribe on iTunes.