Well alright... maybe not tapping up as such.
But it's almost unheard of for Club X to publicly say they want to buy Club Y's player without Club Y getting irate about it.
Unless, Club Y have accepted that it's gonna happen and therefore don't mind.
If Mourinho said on Sky Sports News tomorrow, I think Agbonlahor's great, has loads of potential and I really want him to play for Chelsea, we wouldn't be too pleased would we? It's unsettling for a player and seriously frowned upon.