---
title: "West Ham’s loan bid for Gonzalo Montiel rejected"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2020/01/24/west-hams-loan-bid-for-gonzalo-montiel-rejected/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Abdullah Mulla"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2020-01-24T09:00:30Z"
modified: "2020-01-24T09:00:30Z"
---

# West Ham’s loan bid for Gonzalo Montiel rejected

West Ham United’s bid for River Plate left-back Gonzalo Montiel has been rejected by the Argentine club, according to a report on [AS Argentina](https://argentina.as.com/argentina/2020/01/22/futbol/1579732687_388927.html).

The report confirms that the Hammers approached the club with a short-term loan offer with a fee of €500,000, included with an option to sign him on a permanent basis at the end of the season for €10m.

However, the defender has a €20m release clause and River Plate are understood to be keen to keep the 23-year-old at the club, so the offer was ‘rejected immediately’.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Montiel has made 12 appearances in the Argentine top flight this season, registering one assist ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.com/gonzalo-montiel/leistungsdaten/spieler/402733)).

Turkish outlet [Fotospor](https://www.fotospor.com/haber-fenerbahce-son-dakika-fenerbahcede-sol-bekte-yeni-isim-arthur-masuaku-358178)recently reported that Fenerbahce were interested in West Ham left-back Arthur Masuaku, which could be a reason why David Moyes is eager to strengthen that position before the transfer window slams shut.

However, even if Masuaku does not leave this month, many[fans feel that he is not good enough](https://tbrfootball.com/west-ham-fans-mad-with-arthur-masuaku-for-his-performance-against-leicester/) anyway so we believe that targeting Montiel on loan until the end of the season is a clever idea.

Montiel is River Plate’s first team left-back so we feel that a more attractive offer needs to be made to entice them to part ways with the Argentine international.