Nottingham Forest 27-year-old might have played last game under Nuno as transfer details emerge – opinion

Gonzalo Montiel hasn’t appeared on the field for Nottingham Forest since February; there might be a deeper motive for this.

The Argentine hasn’t been on the field since he was last seen in the Garibaldi, limping out of the FA Cup replay against Bristol City.

Nuno Espirito Santo has previously claimed to be hurt. But Forest star Montaguel was benched against Aston Villa, so there might be another explanation for his lack of playing time.

Forest and Gonzalo Montiel have reached a permanent signing agreement.

It was negotiated when the Reds agreed to sign Montiel on loan that he would leave permanently after making a predetermined amount of appearances. He needs just eight more City Ground trips to reach that mark.

Is it therefore a matter that Forest currently prefers other options? Maybe because the team is currently in danger of going down, the Reds are interested in activating the loan clause for Montiel.

It’s been reported that Forest will have to give up £9 million if Montiel plays eight more games. With just ten Premier League games left, it’s possible that a decision is being made behind closed doors for the Reds.

With the World Cup winner, Forest needs to exercise caution.

The last thing Forest wants is to drop to the lower leagues, pay Sevilla £9 million for Montiel, and then be stuck with a high-paid player they can’t get rid of.

We believe that there is a genuine belief that Montiel is being excluded at this time in order to prevent reaching the milestone amount of games, as there are only 10 games left.

Espirito Santo will be praying that he can field his best eleven when Forest plays Luton on Saturday. To be honest, Neco Williams has been outstanding lately, therefore it would be unjust to bench the Wales international for that game.

But Montiel’s recent exclusion has been a little puzzling. In light of this, it will be interesting to see if the World Cup winner is truly hurt or if the team is simply picking and choosing which games he participates in.

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