I think what it refers to is the agent of one player speaking to different managers saying he can "get" other players for him.
I.e., Kocky's agent saying to Steve Bruce that he has access to all of LCFC's players and that they are all for sale. Bruce may then say that he wants King, and the agent says this is possible. It then moves forward from there with Pearson getting calls asking him the price for King and stating that they thought he was available or possibly the agent of King getting a call from Knocky's agent or Bruce.
Apart from creating confusion, it is also extremely unsettling to members of our team. NP mentioned that this has happened recently with us. Posters on this website are speculating that this might be why Knocky wasn't in the squad because his "head was in a different place." Of course we all like to jump to conclusions.