Swansea City and Birmingham City star Jefferson Montero's transfer talks being helped along by ex-Man Utd man

The winger is in discussions over a two-year deal, according to reports

Jefferson Montero is on the verge of finding a new club - with the help of a former Manchester United player.

Winger Montero is currently on loan with Championship club Birmingham City, whom he joined at the start of the season from Swansea City.

His contract in SA1 is up at the end of the current campaign, meaning he has certainly played his last game for the club he joined in 2014.

His stay in the Midlands so far has been a microcosm of his career to date - flashes of brilliance interrupted by long spells on the sidelines.

Reports emerged last week that Montero was on the cusp of leaving British football for good.

Journalist Reinaldo Romero claimed the 30-year-old will move back to his home country in the summer to join LDU Quito.

Reports suggest he will sign a two-year contract with the club.

Montero has now spoken about the prospect of a move home. "Liga is a big team, it is known internationally because it has won everything, it is a very serious team," Montero said on Thursday in an interview with Las Voces del Fútbol on Sports Area radio in Ecuador.

"To thank the people of the league, it is a decision that is not taken overnight. I am happy to talk with them.

"In the next few days I will sit down to talk with Esteban Paz."

LDU president Paz revealed that former United player Antonio Valencia - a good friend of Montero's and who now plays for LDU Quito - had been helping in negotiations.

"We talked last year, through Antonio (Valencia) who is his great friend, but we saw very distant the breaking of a contract with the English team (Swansea)," Paz said on Thursday in an interview with Mundo Deportivo. "We have talked again, again through Antonio, and there is interest again.

"Jefferson is very likely to be disengaged from the club midway through the season," he added. "We must sit down to talk, seek an agreement that is beneficial for him and us, with the main context that we are not England and we could not make a payment of that magnitude.

"We still cannot say that we are close to having an agreement. Let's see what that conversation produces."