The following were Di Marzio stories:
Done deal/very close/"advanced talks": Falcao to City from Monaco, Alves to PSG from Barca, Gaitan to United from Benfica, Sanches to United from Benfica, Aubameyang to City from Dortmund.
United's interest/strong interest in: Benteke, Benatia, Handanovic, Manolas.
He was not necessarily wrong in any of these instances - things change, deals collapse at the last minute etc. and he may well have been accurately reporting each of these situations as they stood at the time, but obviously none of these actually came off. He'll also be fed disinformation and false briefings and agent claptrap just like every other hack out there. Cautious optimism should be the name of the game until this 'bid' is confirmed at the French or English ends by someone reputable...