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title: "West Ham could sign Gonzalo Montiel for just £5.1m"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2021/01/29/west-ham-could-sign-gonzalo-montiel-for-just-5m/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Alex Jones"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2021-01-29T11:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-01-29T11:00:00Z"
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# West Ham could sign Gonzalo Montiel for just £5.1m

West Ham United target Gonzalo Montiel wants to leave Argentinian side River Plate and could be available for as little as £5.1m, according to [Marca.](https://ar.marca.com/claro/futbol/river-plate/2021/01/27/60117d8f22601de61e8b4651.html)

The report claimed that the right-back has been a wanted man all over Europe. Roma and Lyon are said to have explored deals, but the finances were not felt to be right in a prospective move from either club.

Equally, La Liga outfit Villareal are another suitor reportedly rivalling West Ham for the 24-year-old’s signature.

Montiel’s contract at River Plate expires in the summer, with the defender reportedly having a [release clause](https://ar.marca.com/claro/futbol/river-plate/2021/01/27/60117d8f22601de61e8b4651.html) of $20 million (£14.6m), but West Ham will not need to pay a figure of that size.

According to [Marca](https://ar.marca.com/claro/futbol/river-plate/2021/01/27/60117d8f22601de61e8b4651.html), River Plate would accept an offer ‘of between $7 and $8 million’, meaning the Hammers would only need to fork out as little as £5.1m to strengthen at right-back.

The Hammers [paid a similar figure](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/oct/02/west-ham-sign-vladimir-coufal-from-slavia-prague-5m-transfer-news) to bring Vladimir Coufal from Slavia Prague to the London Stadium last year, and could acquire a young and promising defender in Montiel for a similar sum.

### Read West Ham Verdict

Unsurprisingly, West Ham are not the only interested party in Montiel when a deal could be done for just over £5m, but he is nonetheless a savvy target who is still relatively young and retains significant potential to improve, as well as being an [established Argentina international.](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/gonzalo-montiel/profil/spieler/402733)

However, his potential arrival could spell doom for the future of Ryan Fredericks, who has fallen heavily down the pecking order after Coufal’s arrival with [just six](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ryan-fredericks/profil/spieler/140191) league appearances this season.