Not much time or energy to get into anything too in-depth today, but I did want to pass along two bits of news on the "Americans on the move" front.
First, add Real Madrid to this list of rumored Oguchi Onyewu suitors. If you did a double-take, don't worry, you're not alone. I'm not quite sure I can even conceive of Gooch in Madrid, if only because the names being bought out and targeted by the club exceed Onyewu's star by a factor of one hundred.
But, if the new Galaticos are in need of a hulking central defender, I guess it could work out for the American. If nothing else, it's simply amazing to see any American name connected to a club like Real Madrid, especially in light of their current money-spewing spasms.
I'd love to update the current rumor list for Gooch officially, but I don't have it in front of me-needless to say the list is close to or over ten clubs at this point, and we made not know for sure where he's going until later in the month.
Gooch isn't the only one with rumors today, though Charlie Davies to Socheaux seems infinitely more believable and could be close to happening. France seems like the right type of place for Charlie right now, and there's no reason to think we won't see significant playing time there.
What do you make of this? Does Gooch to Real Madrid make any sense? Is France the right place for Charlie?