The Colombia selection the final hexagonal began South American Sub-20 and against Uruguay they were looking for a victory to continue dreaming of the place in the World Cup in Indonesia, but they ended up suffering from the lack of definition and were defeated by the slightest difference in El Campín.
The absences so far had not weighed so much, but the game against Uruguay revealed the shortcomings of the tricolor in attack, who felt how the transfer of John Jader Duran It was the one that weighed the most, because it was the fixed nine that Héctor Cárdenas had.
Against Uruguay, Colombia also did not have the option of counting on daniel moon who had to travel urgently to Spain to sign with Mallorca and was another of the sensitive casualties against the charrúas.
Now, continuing with offers and possible transfers, another of the players who are on the radar is the center back Kevin Mantilla, who has been one of the standouts in Colombia’s defensive zone throughout the South American U-20.
However, according to journalist Felipe Sierra, Independiente Santa Fe, the team that owns Kevin Mantilla’s sports rights, rejected an offer of 2 million euros from a team from Greece, who intended to incorporate it into the winter market, but the lion’s refusal was forceful.
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— Pipe Sierra (@PSierraR) February 1, 2023
For the moment, Mantilla will continue to be from Santa Fe, but due to his great U-20 South American he has already been on the watch list of some foreign clubs.
It must be remembered that Kevin Mantilla had a good season with Santa Fe at the end of 2022 and took advantage of José Aja’s injury to be able to add continuity and establish himself in the defensive back of the cardinal club.
