Highly touted Paraguayan attacking midfielder bound for MLS?

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Is another Paraguayan set to join Major League Soccer?

According to a report in Paraguay, 19-year-old Ivan Franco is being linked to a move for MLS. The Libertad attacking midfielder, who has 16 goals in 63 appearances for the Paraguayan Primera Division side, has a chance to come to MLS, the club’s vice president told Futgol 970.

Club Libertad’s Vice President Rubén Di Torre tells @Futgol970py that 19-year-old Paraguayan international attacking midfielder Iván Franco has an opportunity to go to MLS.

Franco has scored 18 goals in the last 2 seasons as a teenager in Paraguay and was handed the #10 jersey. pic.twitter.com/MU7PvRC3gu

— MLS Buzz (@MLS_Buzz) December 14, 2019

Franco, a 5-foot-5 No. 10 who came up through the Libertad youth system, made his senior national team debut for Paraguay in September in a 4-2 away win against Jordan.