Here we go again with another strange rumour as Preston North End have been linked with Santos Laguna defender Felix Torres.
We get one or two of these every summer.
Every now and then a name comes out of absolutely nowhere and ends up being linked with a move to PNE.
Last summer it was Borussia Dortmund defender Antonios Papadopoulos and come January it was former Barcelona winger Konrad De La Fuente.
We already one shock rumour this summer with Ferencvaros striker Ryan Mmaee linked before joining Stoke City.
Now it’s Santos Laguna defender Felix Torres being strangely linked with a move to Deepdale.
Let’s start with the most important question – who is Felix Torres?
The 26-year-old featured in his native Ecuador with LDU Portoviejo and Barcelona SC before heading to Mexico with Santos Laguna in 2019.
A 6ft 2in centre back, Torres has played more than 100 times for Santos Laguna and racked up 20 caps for Ecuador.
Torres featured at the World Cup in Qatar as he featured in all three of Ecuador’s group stage game.
Now we come to the PNE rumours.
North End fans spotted Ecuadorian website Imperio Futbol EC reporting that PNE were pushing to sign Torres.
That caused more than a few raised eyebrows; Torres leaving Santos Laguna for North End sounds random enough but PNE really don’t need another right-footed centre back anyway.
We dig some digging and found that the rumour actually started from Twitter account Mercado Futbol EC, which is a fairly unreliable source to say the least.
They have recently reported that Dundee were targeting a deal for Ecuadorian international Jhegson Mendez, a player who left LAFC for Sao Paulo.
These rumours are just nonsense and we can fairly confidently suggest that the Felix Torres are a work of fiction rather than anything North End fans should take seriously.