PIC: Memphis Depay with the most tenuous hint that he could be on his way to Liverpool

Not since Lionel Messi started following Chelsea players on Instagram has social media played such a part in the transfer rumour mill.

It could be a simple slip of the thumb that accidentally hit like on this reply. Or it could be that Memphis Depay has signed a contract with Liverpool and is just talking with management about what shirt number he'll take. The answer probably lies somewhere closer to Depay thinking "Yera sure I'll like that, it's funny." After the PSV Eindhoven winger, whose signature is sought after by Manchester United and Liverpool, posted this photo on Facebook, a hopeful Reds fan replied with a cheeky "Welcome To Liverpool." But when you hover over the Likes under said comment, you see a certain Dutchman has liked it which obviously means that he has his Merseyside-bound flight booked for May 17, the last day of the Eredivisie season.