Spanish attacking midfielder, Jonathan Viera Ramos, is being linked with a move to The Valley. Viera is 24-years-old and is currently playing for Valencia.
Rumours suggest that Viera could join Standard Liege and then be loaned to the Addicks. He has scored 25 goals in 105 league games and would add a real goal threat from central midfield.
Another player linked with a loan to The Valley is Standard Liege’s Gabon international, Frédéric Bulot. Bulot is a 23-year-old, left-footed, box-to-box midfielder.
In a possible twist, former Charlton target, Yannis Salibur, could be heading to Liege which would free Bulot for a switch to SE7.
Both the Addicks and Derby are likely to make changes for the second round Capital One Cup game at the iPro Stadium on Tuesday.
Bob Peeters had to make a late change to his bench at Huddersfield on Saturday when Dillon Phillips was injured during the warm-up.
17-year-old scholar, Dimi Mitov, replaced Phillips on the bench and with Stephen Henderson unlikely to be risked until Brighton on Saturday, Mitov will again provide the back-up to Nick Pope.
Charlton always take three keepers to away games as a contingency for incidents like Saturday’s. If Peeters continues with the traditional policy, 16-year-old Jordan Beeney could travel with the senior squad for the first time.
Chris Solly did not have the best of games at Huddersfield and will not play another game so quickly. Young Joe Gomez is the likely replacement.
Rhoys Wiggins has been carrying an ankle knock and is another who is likely to be rested, with Morgan Fox taking his place.
Michael Morrison was sidelined by injury on Saturday and is may not be risked. If so, Peeters will have to play Tal Ben Haim and Andre Bikey again.
Lawrie Wilson and Callum Harriott may take the wide midfield berths, and Jordan Cousins and Franck Moussa could be paired in the middle.
George Tucudean still looks short of full match sharpness, so Peeters may give him an hour or so at Derby. Igor Vetokele is likely to be rested, which could give Simon Church a rare start.
The Addicks could field this team:
Pope; Gomez, Ben Haim, Bikey, Fox; Wilson, Cousins, Moussa, Harriott; Tucudean, Church.
Subs: Mitov, Wiggins, Gudmundsson, Buyens, Jackson, Pigott, Vetokele.
The referee will be Graham Salisbury from Lancashire.
This is not a game that is likely to attract a big crowd so it will probably be a low key affair. Cup games, where clubs field below strength teams, are notoriously difficult to predict but home advantage could prove crucial to the Rams.
Derby County v Charlton Ath Preview
Written by Chris Thompson
Monday, 25 August 2014 16:30
Monday, 25 August 2014 16:30