Gonzalo Montiel
Report claims club’s asking price for 24-year-old after West Ham made offer
Argentine club River Plate are demanding a fee of around €12-13 million, roughly £11.5million, for defender Gonzalo Montiel who is being reportedly targeted by West Ham United this month. Montiel has dazzled for River Plate this season and he has been attracting interest from a host of top European clubs. At the same time, the offers that are coming in for him are ‘not fair’, claims TYC Sports. The 24-year-old has been one of River’s best players, but he is keen to move on and test himself at top leagues in Europe. Earlier this month, El Intransigente claimed that West Ham, Lyon, Roma and Bologna have all made offers for Montiel. His contract is expiring in the summer, but the player wants to leave this month. Sportslens View It seems there’s a real battle going on for Monti...
Report: West Ham keeping tabs on 23-yr-old for a while, will have to pay around €12m
West Ham have been linked with the Argentine defender Gonzalo Montiel in the recent weeks. As per Marca, the Hammers have been following the player for several months and his club are now considering a sale. Apparently, River Plate are suffering financially because of the Coronavirus pandemic and they will have to sell some players in order to cope. Montiel is one of their main assets and the defender is being monitored by several clubs such as Roma, Torino, Real Betis and Bayer Leverkusen. It will be interesting to see if West Ham can secure his services this summer. The player is thought to be valued at €12m. If that is the case, the Hammers should be able to pay up without any problems. David Moyes needs to improve his defence and Montiel is highly talented. The 23-year-old is a full ba...
