He Seville has made official this Monday through its official channels the transfer of Gonzalo Montiel to River Plate, club from which he made the leap to Europe in the ranks of the Andalusian club in the summer of 2021 and to which he now returns after not enjoying opportunities in the team of Garcia Pimenta.
The right back, world champion and who gave the albiceleste the title in Qatar by scoring the decisive shot in the penalty shootout in the final, a fact that he later repeated with the Sevilla shirt in the final of the Europa League in Budapest against Roma, he will meet his teammate again at the Monumental stadium Marcos Acuñawith whom he has coincided in Sevilla and in the national team.
“Sevilla FC and CA River Plate have reached an agreement for the transfer of Argentine full-back Gonzalo Montielwho in this way returns to the club from which he left to end up in Nervión in the summer of 2021. Hero of the grand final in Budapest in 2023, in which he converted the decisive penalty of the shootout against Roma, the winger closes his stage as a Sevilla player with a total of 81 official matches, spread over 52 in LALIGA EA SPORTS, 11 in the Copa del Rey, 9 in the UEFA Europa League, 8 from the UEFA Champions League and one from the European Super Cup. He scored three goals, the last of them on December 5 in the Copa del Rey against UE Olot,” Sevilla indicated in an official statement.
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Montiel, 28, leaves Sevilla for an amount between 4.5 and 5 million euros and frees up one of the highest chips on the roster. In García Pimienta’s team, his trust in Carmona has closed his path to ownership and previously the presence of Jesús Navas has always been a handicap for him.
Montiel, during his time as a red and white player, also remained on loan at the Nottingham Forest of the Premier League last season, with whom he played 19 games. “Sevilla FC wants to thank Montiel for his performance during these years at the club and wish him the best of luck in this new professional stage,” explains the club, which had previously negotiated with other clubs an exit that, in the case of PSV Eindhoven, was aborted due to the judicial case that was open for sexual assault in Argentina. However, this month, the case was dismissed. The player declared upon his arrival in Buenos Aires at the end of last week that he is very happy to “come home”.
