Liverpool report: South American wonderkid signing contact confirmed by club chief

Liverpool’s interest in Colombian youngster Kevin Mantilla has been confirmed by the president of his current club CA Talleres, according to reports from South America.

The Reds’ interest in the centre-back has been well-reported over the past year – but reports in December suggested that Liverpool had not made serious contact since first expressing an interest after he impressed at last year’s South American under-20s championships.

However, Argentinian outlet La Voz quote Talleres president Andres Fassi as saying: “It’s true, they (Liverpool) have been following him for four months now, and they asked us for information about his physical records.”

Brighton and Hove Albion are also claimed to be interested in a move for the 20 year old, who moved to Argentina from Colombian side Independiente Santa Fe in July.