Celtic take South American youngsters on trial

CELTIC featured several trialists from Costa Rica as a reserve side lost 2-1 to Kilmarnock at their Lennoxtown training complex today.

Celtic had three trialists in their starting line-up with one on the bench.

The club’s official Twitter account reported: “Trialists are from Costa Rica in conjunction with a project the club is running to assess their football skills.”

Reports in Costa Rica revealed a club managed by former Manchester City forward Paulo Wanchope, Uruguay de Coronado, had sent three 19-year-olds to Celtic for a trial - Alvaro Astua, Andres Montalban and Jeikel Medina.

Uruguay de Coronado were formed in 1936 and are one of Costa Rica’s oldest teams. They currently compete in Costa Rica’s second tier, the ‘Segunda división de fútbol de Costa Rica’.