Former Dundalk loanee on verge of move to Chelsea

Michael Hector in action for Dundalk against Drogheda in 2011

Former Dundalk FC loanee Michael Hector could be on the way to Premier League champions Chelsea.

The 6ft 4in 23-year-old defender, who currently plies his trade with Championship side Reading, is close to signing for the Stamford Bridge club for £4m, according to Sky sources.

Now a Jamaican international, Hector made 15 appearances on loan at Dundalk in 2011, scoring twice in a spell from February to June.

Last season Hector scored in Reading’s FA Cup semi-final defeat to eventual winners Arsenal

The happiest man in Dundalk this morning

Gerry McShane reports that his former Dowdallshill GFC team-mate Vincent McKevitt – who captained the club to a Junior Championship title in recent years – is a proud Wigan fan.

There can’t be too many of them in the area so congratulations Vincent, savour this moment.

For those who are living under a rock, underdogs Wigan pulled off one of the greatest FA Cup final shocks of all time when Ben Watson’s 90th minute header earned them a 1-0 victory over Manchester City at Wembley yesterday, earning the minnows the first trophy of their 81 year history.

As well as for his exploits on the GAA field, Vincent gained some prominence in 2010 when he and fellow Dowdallshill man Stewart Agnew brought out the track ‘Wee County With The Big Heart’ prior to Louth’s Leinster final appearance against Meath.

Vincent McKevitt (back), with Stewart Agnew

Source: Gerry McShane (Twitter)