On the "ITK" thing I find the outrage and getting things 'wrong' so stupid.
For one you're the one who is allowed to choose to believe it or not. Someone like esk why would he need to lie? Truth is he doesn't. He just passes on what he hears.
Transfers are the hardest thing to get "right" in the world because something that is nailed on one minute, a hour later circumstances change.
Hart, he was meant to sign he had agreed the loan deal so had we, koeman wanted to meet Hart's people and after that koeman changed his mind.
Witsel, he agreed terms with us and then decided it wasn't for him. He also did this with juventus and suddenly ended up in China.
There's loads of similar stuff like that with regards to everton but things change so quickly that when someone respected says weve "signed" someone its usually the personal terms that agreed..after thay a number of things can complicate a deal.
So all I'd say is just trust who you want but always take it as a deal is close, but not done.
Just don't get yourself in a fume at them for passing on stuff, its stupid they aren't trying to wind you up.