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.
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:
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!
