After signing Colombian Darwin Quintero this spring, Minnesota United FC is ready to tap the South American market again during the upcoming summer transfer window.



Three sources tell The Athletic that Minnesota is looking to sign Romario Ibarra in the coming weeks. A winger who prefers to attack from the left, Ibarra currently plays in his native Ecuador for Universidad Católica. He has twice been capped by Ecuador.



The move could be completed when the MLS summer transfer window opens on July 10. One potential complication, according to another source, is that Minnesota may not hold Ibarra’s discovery rights and would therefore need to negotiate with another MLS team before signing him.



Earlier in the week, Minnesota sporting director Manny Lagos told The Athletic that the team would be looking to address the left wing position during the summer window. Specifically, Lagos said, he wanted “somebody who can open up the game a little...