He Seville made the transfer official this Monday through its official channels Gonzalo Montiel in river plate, club where he jumped to Europe in the ranks of the Andalusian club in the summer of 2021 and where he now returns after not enjoying opportunities in the team of Garcia Pimenta.
The right back, world champion and gave the albiceleste the title in Qatar by scoring the decisive shot in the penalty shootout in the final, a fact he later repeated wearing a Sevilla shirt in the final of Europa League in Budapest against Roma, he will meet his teammate again at the Monumental stadium Marcos Acuñathat he was with Sevilla and 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 returned to the club from which he left to end up at Nervión in the summer of 2021. Hero of the grand final in Budapest in 2023, where he converted the decisive penalty of the shootout against Roma, the winger is his period as a Sevilla player closed with a total of 81 official matches, spread over 52 in the 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 one on December 5 in the Copa del Rey against UE Olot,” Sevilla indicated in an official statement.
Montiel, 28, left Sevilla for 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 closed his path to ownership and previously the presence of Jesús Navas was always a handicap for him.
Montiel, during his time as a red and white player, also remained in debt to Nottingham Forest of the Premier League last season, where he played 19 games. “Sevilla FC would like to thank Montiel for his performance during these years at the club and wish him the best of luck in this new professional phase,” explained the club, who had previously negotiated an exit with another clubs that, in the case of PSV Eindhoven, were aborted due to the judicial case open for sexual assault in Argentina. However, this month, the case was dismissed. The player announced upon his arrival in Buenos Aires at the end of last week that he was so happy to “go home”.
Source: La Verdad
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