Fanatik is credited as the source, which would be this article:
Florin Tănase și-ar putea vedea visul îndeplinit în această vară și să plece de la FCSB. Există șanse importante ca după terminarea actualului campionat, căpitanul roș-albaștrilor să se transfere în MLS, de unde există un […]
www.fanatik.ro
I've run the story through various translation apps, but nothing produces the sequence of subject: NYCFC + verb: submitted (an offer).
What the article does say -- again, according to the auto-translators -- is that Florin Tanase's agent hopes to have an offer of 3.5 million to 4 million euros to present to team owner Gigi Becali ... who just happens to be the agent's cousin.
"It all depends on the value of the offer I can bring to Gigi Becali. And, of course, if Gigi agrees. I think it can be about 3.5 - 4 million euros and then all parties can be satisfied," the agent tells Fanatik.
While the agent says, "I can't say the name of a team at this moment," Fanatik names NYCFC as the interested team.
So the $4.8 million is converted from the 4 million euros -- the high end of the range and the headline number. And NYCFC hasn't submitted anything.
Was something honestly just lost in translation? Mere sloppiness or an attempt to stir things up on a quiet Wednesday evening? Who knows.
Does anyone follow MLS Transfer Zone? What's his track record? A junior at Ohio State University, Brazilian and a fan of Columbus Crew, judging from his bio. He has about 100 posts since the beginning of the year, 95 of which are retweets. He's not above retweeting his own posts from his Crew account and doesn't take himself or his credibility too seriously.
MumonA if you find yourself bored and with some more time, wonder if you could compile this?
