Sunderland are reportedly interested in signing Chilean winger Paolo Guajardo in January, with the Black Cats seemingly looking to repeat their summer signing of Jewison Bennette.
According to Transfermarkt and reports from Chile, the Wearside club are interested in signing the Santiago Wanderers gem in next month's transfer window.
The report claims that two of Chile's biggest clubs, Colo Colo and Universidad de Chile, have already begun negotiations with Wanderers over a deal for Guajardo, but his destiny could lie in the northeast of England.
Since their promotion back to the Championship, it seems as if Sunderland have dramatically expanded their scouting range and are now looking afar for exciting young talents such as Guajardo and Bennette.
The Costa Rica international arrived at the Stadium of Light from CS Herediano in August, signing a four-year deal, and has already caught the eye in his limited appearances so far, scoring a memorable equaliser against Watford earlier in the season.
Considering that former Black Cats Alex Neil labelled the 18-year-old a "huge talent" upon his arrival at Sunderland, it seems that he has already proven to be a success with the club and could go on to be sold for big money in the future if he can impress in the Championship.
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Therefore, it is easy to see why Sunderland are seemingly targeting another young Latin American winger in the shape of Guajardo, who is certainly making his mark in Chile's Primeira B this season with Santiago Wanderers, notching five goals and one assist in just 12 league appearances.
He could yet be needed in January if Manchester United exercise their recall option on Amad Diallo after his recent strong form for Tony Mowbray's side.
Guajardo is yet to be capped for Chile's senior team in the same way that Bennette has for Costa Rica, with the latter featuring at the World Cup in Qatar recently, but the Sunderland target is a Chile U20 international and appears to have a lot of potential considering his performances so far this year.
Therefore, if a deal can be struck with Santiago Wanderers to bring Guajardo to the Stadium of Light, Sunderland could find themselves with two hugely exciting young wingers from the Americas.