Transfer Speculation / Gossip

[PeterWithesShin]

I will donate £10 to H&V if IncogAVFC is right.

Law of averages is that if he guesses enough names one of them will join us.

[Olneythelonely]

He's only picked that up from elsewhere though. There's a fair bit of talk about Carlos Sanchez on Twitter at the moment. All horseshit I imagine though.

[Merv]

That's right - Sanchez was linked on Thursday evening. Incog is a few days late on it.

[mr underhill]

Tonev to Celtic according to various media outlets

[supertom]

Tonev to Celtic according to various media outlets

Would be a good move for him. Gets to play flat track bully in that shite league, but with a big game atmos. Plus, if the actually stay in until the group stages, he'll have Champs League games.

[Olneythelonely]

The guy who started the Sanchez rumour on Thursday, also said Tonev to Celtic in the same post.

[KevinGage]

Recall this write up about Sanchez in the Telegraph prior to the Brazil game:

World Cup 2014: Why Carlos Sanchez is crucial to Colombia's hope of ruining Brazil's party in Fortaleza
The view from Colombia: Carlos Sánchez is unspectacular and his route to the team has been erractic. Yet he could just be the man to guide Colombia to the last four
World Cup 2014: Why The Rock is crucial to Colombia's hope of ruining Brazil's party in Fortaleza


By Juan Arango

7:00AM BST 04 Jul 2014

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There is nothing spectacular, nothing jaw-dropping about Carlos Sánchez. His contributions to Colombia’s progress to Saturday’s quarter-final with Brazil have been as understated as James Rodríguez’s have been amazing.

But by quietly shutting down the attacks of Greece, Ivory Coast and Uruguay he has been fundamental to Colombia’s success.

Sánchez closes off angles, he spreads the ball wide, he is the pivot in the middle to switch the ball from defence to attack. He has lived up to his nickname of “The Rock”.

The defensive midfielder, now 28, moved to Spanish club Elche from Valenciennes last year and has interested Seville. But his path to international success has not been smooth.

When then-coach Jorge Luis Pinto called up Sánchez to the national side in 2007, many in the press asked one question: “Who is he?”

The Quibdó native is one of the few players of his generation not developed in Colombia and his emergence in the national team was one of the biggest surprises of the past few years.

Sánchez left Colombia at 17 and headed to a club known for developing talent in the southern cone of South America, Uruguayan side Danubio.

In his two years there, he was unable to break into the squad and saw another youngster emerge and then end up as an international superstar – Edinson Cavani.

Sánchez then headed to another Uruguayan side, River Plate, where he started to earn status in a side who quickly became league and cup contenders.

His performances earned him the chance to head to French side Valenciennes, where he immediately made an impact with the team.

From that point he became better known in Colombia and, alongside Edwin Valencia and Fredy Guarín, was seen as one of the pillars of the midfield in the team’s recovery.

He became one of José Pékerman’s go-to players from the beginning of his tenure back in 2012.

During this time The Rock has become much smoother. He is more polished and flowing in his play and has simplified his game to make it much easier for his team to come out from the back.

That was why there was no hesitation for the Argentine coach to bring in his destroyer in the middle to play alongside Abel Aguilar as part as one of the most solid spines in this World Cup.

Sánchez will be the man Colombia will want to slow down Neymar and Brazil.

At the Arena Castelao Sánchez will earn his 49th cap for Los Cafeteros but is ready to help the Colombians get to even higher ground and reach his half-century while still in Brazil.

Pretty much exactly what we're looking for, in other words. 

Would want to see a few more credible links before I'd get too excited though.

[PaulWinch again]

I'd really hope it's true, but I doubt it.

[Tuscans]

Heard on Talksport a journalist mentioning we have made enquiries about Wigans James McClean.

Hope not, I think he's dump.

[PaulWinch again]

He is rubbish.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Heard on Talksport a journalist mentioning we have made enquiries about Wigans James McClean.

Hope not, I think he's dump.

Oh dear god no.

[Toronto Villa]

Oh fuck no. Please dear lord let it not be the case. I don't think I'll have the will to live if we sign him. If we sign him I'll burn all of my Villa gear and burn off my tattoo. How low will we have sunk?

[PaulWinch again]

I pray that isn't true, he's garbage.

[Malandro]

Rubbish and stupid.

[mr underhill]

yes, the next thing you know, someone will be talking about us signing Grant Holt.