World Cup winner signed for Nottingham Forest

Gonzalo Montiel scored the winning penalty for Argentina at the World Cup in Qatar

Author: Ella BicknellPublished 24th Aug 2023
Last updated 24th Aug 2023

Nottingham Forest have completed the signing of Argentina international Gonzalo Montiel from Sevilla.

The 26-year-old is Forest boss Steve Cooper's fifth signing of the summer and has taken the number 29 shirt.

"I'm coming here full of expectations, of getting to play and showing what I can do," Montiel told Forest's website.

"I'm also hungry to win things, to win trophies - now's the time to show this.

"I've been watching the Premier League since I was a child.

"As a player you want to play in the best league, and the Premier League is just that."

Montiel, who has been capped 23 times by Argentina, joined Sevilla in August 2021 and scored the winning penalty in the club's Europa League final victory over Roma last season.

The initial deal is a season loan with an option to buy.

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