Where are these rumours coming from, there is nothing about any talk of this anywhere in the travel trade press, or anywhere online other than here. After the fiasco of merging the Thomas Cook and MyTravel groups, i dont see TC plc wanting to go through another merger this quickly, also there going to get another German airline in the form of XL Germany when they are trying to dispose of Condor.
I can understand some of the logic in taking over the XL leisure group, but i cant see it happening anytime soon.