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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Blair Meikle

Celtic interested in South American teenager as 'talks held'

Celtic have been linked with Dos Santos (Image: Stuart Wallace / Shutterstock)

Celtic have been linked with an interest in Uruguayan youngster Agustin Dos Santos.

The Parkhead side could explore a permanent deal for loanee left-back Marcelo Saracchi, but he may not be the only player from the South American country they go for.

Rodri Vazquez of Sport 890 has reported the Scottish champions are looking at Nacional midfielder Dos Santos.

Its is claimed the player's representatives have already spoken with his club about the interest from Glasgow.


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However there is no mention of how easy, or not, the Uruguayan side will be to deal with.

Dos Santos is an 18-year-old central midfielder who came through Nacional's youth ranks.

After starting to appear in the first-team last year, he has now made 18 appearances and provided one assist. He is yet to score his first goal.

The teen has eight caps for his country's under-18s side, and two goals.

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