Report: Celtic interested in signing exciting young South American

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Celtic are reportedly interested in signing Ecuador U20 international Sergio Quintero.

The Imbabura SC player has emerged as a target for Neil Lennon according to El Diario, along with El Nacional and Emelec.

The 20-year-old plays as a holding midfielder and has nine caps to his name at youth level for his country.

He has been participating at the U20 World Cup in Poland, and scored a superb goal during a 3-1 win against Uruguay on Monday.

The report does not state that any offer has been made as of yet.

TBR’s view

Little is known by the public about Quintero since he plays in a relatively obscure league.

But he appears to be impressing in Poland with his country and could be a hidden gem.

Hoops boss Lennon has plenty of central midfielders at the moment, so it would be unsurprising to see him spend a year developing at Parkhead if he was to transfer.

That said, Lennon could sell Olivier Ntcham, Youssouf Mulumbu and Eboue Kouassi, while Nir Bitton is entering into the final year of his contract.