According to Rangers-focused Twitter channel @4ladshadadream, the Ibrox club have signed a teenage defender with international recognition.
On Tuesday evening, @4ladshadadream tweeted that Rangers had completed the signing of 15-year-old defender Kyle Semple from Motherwell for a five-figure sum.
https://twitter.com/4ladshadadream/status/1214598029296230400
According to @4ladshadadream, the teenager remains eligible for under-16 level but has been playing at the under-18 grade due to his ability, adding that he is “seen as a major signing at that level and definitely one to watch for the future”.
Semple, who turns 16 next month, has been capped six times by Scotland’s under-16 side, who he helped to a 4-0 victory over their Republic of Ireland counterparts last October. [via scottishfa.co.uk]
His older brother Jamie Semple has featured six times for Motherwell’s first team, including three appearances in this season’s Betfred Cup. [via TransferMarkt]
While @4ladshadadream tweeted that Rangers had completed the signing of the teenage defender, there has been no confirmation of the transfer on the club’s official website rangers.co.uk as of yet, although that hasn’t stopped these ‘Gers fans on Twitter from expressing their pleasure at the rumoured deal:
Youths are the way forward . Give them a proper platform proper support and they surprise you everytime . Just ask Sir Alex
— #letsgo (@gavinhamilton3) January 7, 2020
Hopefully something we do more. Start acquiring the best of youth and eventually get a wee conveyor belt coming out the hummel training centre
— Barrie (@twowordsbaz) January 7, 2020
Speeding on in the right direction, investing in youth could save us millions in 3/4 years time.
Would love to see a whole generation of youth come through and achieve something together— gordy-bolingoli (@weepaljoe_) January 7, 2020
What a player I will tell you that fantastic kid fantastic attitude great player all round.
— Ally More (@AlasdairMore) January 7, 2020
Great to see we are back identifying the best young talent available again. Shows the progress within the academy and club as a whole
— Peter Adam (@petera1872) January 7, 2020
good to see we are building for the future plus our strong youth teams coming through
— Brydo (@brydobob) January 7, 2020
Do you think Semple is a good coup for Rangers if the deal is officially confirmed? Are they right to be targeting youth prospects with an eye to the future? Have your say by commenting below!
