Rangers join interest in Kevin Mantilla

After the transfers of Gustavo Puerta to Bayer Leverkusen (and his loan to Nuremberg) and Daniel Luna to Mallorca, Kevin Mantilla could become the third Colombian to make the leap to Europe after shining in the recent South American Sub 20 tournament in Cali and Bogotá. Rangers would have joined the teams interested in signing him.

As reported Football Insider, the scottish team “has had a meeting to discuss the terms of an agreement by Colombian sensation Kevin Mantilla”. The club, which has Alfredo Morelos on its squad, “Opens preliminary conversations to sign him”added said medium.

At the moment, the player has a link with Independiente Santa Fe and according to the British press, Rangers would look for him in the European summer market, between July and August, before the start of the 2023/24 season. Taking into account figures of Transfer marketits market value is one million euros.

“The best British clubs are targeting the best young talent in South America due to the difficulties to sign rising stars from Europe as a result of Brexit regulations”they add from England.

Kevin Mantilla also interests Liverpool

A few days ago, the same Football Insider portal pointed out that the English team began talks for the possible signing of the 19-year-old defender. The Colombian would have attracted the attention of the Reds scouts during the South American Sub 20. “It is believed that there is interest in the rising star from other Premier League clubs,” they say.

In the tournament of nations, Mantilla played the nine games of the Colombian National Team, all as a starter and completing the 90 minutes. In this semester, with Santa Fe he already played against La Equidad last weekend.