Source: Team_Talk
TM plays down Verkhovtsov talks
The 23-year-old central defender, who plays for Naftan Novopolotsk in his homeland, jetted into Scotland on Sunday for what were assumed to be signing talks.[LNB]However, ahead of the SPL clash with Kilmarnock at Rugby Park, the Parkhead boss said: "He is not training, we have been testing him to see how fit he is and how strong he is.[LNB]"We are assessing him and the tests will last two days.[LNB]"But we are not going in to it thinking we are concluding anything or not concluding anything.[LNB]"He has played in some pretty high-profile World Cup qualifiers against some pretty decent teams, one of them being England.[LNB]"But he is not our player, he is at another club in Belarus.[LNB]"There is a lot of water to go under that bridge so I wouldn't be getting too excited about it.[LNB]"You (the media) do miss one or two who come in and train for a day or two then go away.[LNB]"That will continue and potentially there will be more coming in."[LNB][LNB][LNB]
