It seems we can never escape silly season. The summer transfer window closed around eight weeks ago and we’re still some way from it reopening in January, but there are outrageous links bubbling away already.

Indeed, Goal have claimed that Antonio Conte was spotted in Turin last weekend to watch Torino vs. Fiorentina. In a game of join the dots, the football website allege that Joe Hart may have been the player the Chelsea boss was watching.

Of course, there were 20+ others on show in Italy, but there seems a glimmer of logic to the claims - with Thibaut Courtois’ form and happiness having been talked about for some time.

Hart, meanwhile, is a well-known quantity in the Premier League and appears to have no future at Manchester City after being shipped out to Turin on loan.

The link has generated some discussion on Twitter, and fans don’t know what to make of it all…

Interestingly, some Liverpool fans have been talking about Hart in recent weeks, indicating that he’s not been forgotten in England just yet!