Martin Montoya (Barcelona -> Inter [loan])

From the  Metro, grain of salt required....

Liverpool ‘table £7.3million transfer bid for Barcelona defender Martin Montoya’

Liverpool have moved one step closer to completing a transfer deal for Barcelona defender Martin Montoya after reportedly making a £7.3million bid for his services.

Montoya – who has won four trophies in four years with Barcelona – is believed to have agreed personal terms ahead of a summer move to Anfield, which would leave his transfer fee as the only remaining obstacle.

And according to Spanish newspaper Sport, Liverpool have now tabled a £7.3million offer for the 24-year-old.

Brendan Rodgers is keen to shore up the right-back position with Glen Johnson set to leave the club in the summer, and would be able to offer Montoya regular first-team football.
http://metro.co.uk/2015/05/05/liverpool-table-7-3million-transfer-bid-for-barcelona-defender-martin-montoya-5182316/#mv-b

Glen out Montoya in it seems.

Has anyone been watching him this season? I've watched all Barca's highlight this year and he's never featured really.

Glen out Montoya in it seems.

Has anyone been watching him this season? I've watched all Barca's highlight this year and he's never featured really.

He's not featured much I don't believe which may lend some credence to the rumor that he wants regular first team football.

Only other issue is Barca's transfer (buy) ban which means I bet they don't let any players go that they don't need as first teamers or subs regularly.

Most of the Barcelona fans I know don't really rate Montoya and would be happy to see him sold. They just don't see him as the future of the club at RB. It's hard to take their word for it, though, because they also wanted Fabregas sold.

cant say that i've seen a lot of him, the times i have seen him he has not been a fantastic too.

If Alves is on a free and Barca are still willing to let him go then i have question marks over how good he is

Another bargain basement signing by the sound of it.

I think Montoya is good, and for under 10m, it would be a huge steal. He just needs games, and once he gets them, I can see him cementing that position for club and country.

He's a well balanced RB that is decent defensively and offensively, strong, good on the ball and has good pace.

I think Montoya is good, and for under 10m, it would be a huge steal. He just needs games, and once he gets them, I can see him cementing that position for club and country.

He's a well balanced RB that is decent defensively and offensively, strong, good on the ball and has good pace.

Only seen him play twice and he looked pretty good on both occasions. I definitely don't see him cementing a starting place in Spain's team, Carvajal is much better.

Obligatory Martin Montoya link in a transfer window.

Only seen him play twice and he looked pretty good on both occasions. I definitely don't see him cementing a starting place in Spain's team, Carvajal is much better.

Yeah, Carvajal is better for now, but I really think Montoya has the potential to be just as good, if not better. From the little game time he gets, he's looked composed and very good, imagine how good he'll be if he played on a consistent basis?

Anyway, I hope we get him for under 10m. Would prefer Clyne, but he'll probably cost 25-30m .

Obligatory Martin Montoya link in a transfer window.

Someone had to take over from David Villa

Obligatory Martin Montoya link in a transfer window.

I felt obligated in no way.

I don't think he fits the Barca remit. He's no Dani Alves, that's for sure.

He's a solid right-back; really sound defensively but also supports the attack when the opportunity arises although his end product isn't great in the final third. He actually reminds me a lot of Alvaro Arbeloa.

Someone had to take over from David Villa

Or
Arda Turan

Or
Arda Turan

Or David Silva

Next?

Yes please!!! 

don't forget Pedro!

Howling at some these comments describing the type of player Montoya is. The man averages 10 appearances a season since 2011 with Barca, and I'm guessing the majority of these where as a sub. Which says it all really.

 Sounds about right for us tho. Getting some mediocre player from a team light years ahead of us!
What a shambles lfc are becoming

so many RB links, why are we not looking at LB?

Moreno was absolutely wretched this season.  What is our plan, if Enrique goes?  just.... hope that Moreno isn't sh*te next season?

what if he is again???

Howling at some these comments describing the type of player Montoya is. The man averages 10 appearances a season since 2011 with Barca, and I'm guessing the majority of these where as a sub. Which says it all really.

He has played very little this season but the two seasons before that he played around 13-15 games in the league alone, most of them as a starter. 1122 minutes in 2013/14 and 1152 minutes in 2012/13 (roughly 13 full games that). He also started one game in the UCL this season and played two full games in the UCL last season. Not sure about 2012/13.

That might not be a hell of a lot but that's plenty enough to watch the player, I think. And while I'm not wholly convinced about him, partly because being a fullback for a team as attacking and free flowing such as Barcelona is surely a much easier thing than playing for us, he did look good on occasions.

I'm not convinced either for or against his signing, but if he came I'd get excited as I get with pretty much any crap we sign Only the likes of Poulsen have been able to depress the sh*t out of me from day one.

Only the likes of Poulsen have been able to depress the sh*t out of me from day one.

Not Konchesky mate?

He was the one that got to me. Never in my worst nightmare did I imagine him in a red shirt.

Not Konchesky mate?

He was the one that got to me. Never in my worst nightmare did I imagine him in a red shirt.

And to give up 3m and 2 young lads (1 of them a really good prospect), worst transfer in history for me

Haven't seen an awful lot from Montoya, only watched a couple of games where he has played and he looked OK but was against shitty opposition so he barely had to do any defending.

They signed Aleix Vidal to replace Dani Alves, surely that means Montoya is disposable.

Dani Alvez has signed a new deal AND they have signed that Vidal fella from Sevilla. Surely Montoya won't want to be 3rd choice?
Martin Montoya.....COME ON DOWN!

Dani Alvez has signed a new deal AND they have signed that Vidal fella from Sevilla. Surely Montoya won't want to be 3rd choice?
Martin Montoya.....COME ON DOWN!

Have you seen him play?

Dani Alvez has signed a new deal AND they have signed that Vidal fella from Sevilla. Surely Montoya won't want to be 3rd choice?
Martin Montoya.....COME ON DOWN!

I didn't think they were allowed to sign players?

I didn't think they were allowed to sign players?

I read that Vidal can play friendlies and train for Barca until Jan

I read that Vidal can play friendlies and train for Barca until Jan

May as well just sign him in Jan then.

Swear it's one rule for some teams and another for all the rest.

May as well just sign him in Jan then.

Swear it's one rule for some teams and another for all the rest.

That's definitely the case. It was originally said that they wouldn't be able to sign people this summer no matter what. It obviously then got reduced to you can sign but not play. It's not going to be any skin off Barca's nose considering they spend 75m on Suarez when he was banned.

That's definitely the case. It was originally said that they wouldn't be able to sign people this summer no matter what. It obviously then got reduced to you can sign but not play. It's not going to be any skin off Barca's nose considering they spend 75m on Suarez when he was banned.

Don't understand why a player would want to join a team but have to miss half the season

Don't understand why a player would want to join a team but have to miss half the season

he's Catalan and joining the treble winners, the only issue about signing players was whether they would be loaned back to their club or  just wait until January to play.

A lot of people seem really keen on this lad and I was just wandering why? Is it just because he's from Barca and therefore people assume he's good? He certainly hasn't played a massive amount in his career, always being behind Dani Alves and I just think he's a risky signing that certainly isn't proven. Would much prefer a player who has proven ability. However I'm willing to admit I don't watch a massive amount of la liga so hopefully I've just not seen what he has to offer.

Liverpool transfer news and rumours: Reds close in on Barcelona's Martin Montoya

Transfers: Latest news, rumours and gossip for Liverpool FC in 2015. Spaniard has been identified as ideal replacement for Glen Johnson

Liverpool are closing in on a deal for Barcelona right-back Martin Montoya.

Montoya has been identified as an ideal replacement for Glen Johnson who will leave the club when his current deal expires at Anfield this month.

The 24-year-old Montoya is keen to leave the Nou Camp to secure regular first-team football next season. It is thought around £7m would be enough to land the Spanish international.

Montoya was further knocked down the pecking order after Barcelona completed the signing of Aleix Vidal from Sevilla yesterday, which has paved the way for the player to leave.

Johnson, meanwhile, is expected to join Besiktas when his contract runs out.

The 30-year-old made 28 appearances in all competitions last season but fell largely out of favour under Brendan Rodgers as the season progressed.

Roma have also been monitoring his situation as are a number of Premier League clubs. Johnson joined Liverpool for £18m which made him, at the time, the Reds' most expensive ever defender.

Manchester City will not give up in their pursuit of Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling this summer.

City chairman Khaldoon Al-Mubarak has vowed to spend whatever it takes to win the Premier League and Champions League next season with Sterling their top target to make it happen.

City’s need for homegrown players has been accentuated by the departures of James Milner, Scott Sinclair and Dedryck Boyata already this summer, and they could be forced into paying over the odds for Sterling, who was rated as the sixth most valuable player in the world in a report published earlier this week.

Finally, Liverpool are set to sign Bolton goalkeeper Adam Bogdan.

Bogdan will become a free agent when his contract expires next month and has received a host of offers from various clubs.

But the Guardian believe that he will join the Reds and that Rodgers sees him as ideal competition for Simon Mignolet.

Mignolet finished the season strongly despite suffering a loss of form mid-way through the campaign.

While Liverpool had been looking at more experienced and more expensive keepers, Bodgan is seen as a sound shotstopper and a bargain at that.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/11666889/Liverpool-transfer-news-and-rumours-Reds-close-in-on-Barcelonas-Martin-Montoya.html

A Barca B team player ummh another Alberto?

Love these journo's.

Barca are under a transfer ban until January next year.
There might be a way to work around it, but as usual, the media don't mention the ban.

Love these journo's.

Barca are under a transfer ban until January next year.
There might be a way to work around it, but as usual, the media don't mention the ban.

Don't see how this effects Montoya at all really? Alves is staying and they signed another player in the same position that will go through in January. The ban effects them buying of players, not selling. Essentially he would be third choice and should want to leave.

Don't see how this effects Montoya at all really? Alves is staying and they signed another player in the same position that will go through in January. The ban effects them buying of players, not selling. Essentially he would be third choice and should want to leave.

It's ridiculous how Barca can still be involved in transfer activities. Essentially, they are stopping other clubs from buying the players they bought during their "transfer ban" . What if someone wanted Vidal but he got his head turned when Barca came in with an offer? For me, that is not a transfer ban.

The way I see it, a transfer ban should basically be where you can't contact agents, players or clubs to sell or buy, but whatever. I do wonder what would happened if a smaller club broke the rules, I'm sure it'd be a harsher punishment with no right to appeal!!!

we was linked with this lad 2 seasons ago and he seemed to have the same hype as Moreno did, i wouldnt pay 7mil for him as he's 3rd choice now at BARCA but would offer around 4mil and test the waters.

He is OFF to  Intermilan 
having a medical today
L'affare si chiuderà sulla base di un prestito biennale da 1,5 milioni con diritto di riscatto attorno ai 7/8 milioni.( from calciomercato)
translation--The deal will be a 2 year loan move for 1.5M-euro with the right to buy for 7/8M-euro

YNWA

We signed Clyne, who in my opinion is much better than Montoya.

Anyway, he'll sign for Inter today. I think the topic should be locked.

Inter have completed the two-year loan signing of Barcelona defender Martin Montoya.

We signed Clyne, who in my opinion is much better than Montoya.

We still need another RB IMO though. Better or not, Clyne and Montoya wouldn't have been the worst two players to be competing for position.

But he's gone to Inter so it's irrelevant.