Bryan Gil looks set to call time on his Tottenham career after failing to live up to his initial promise.
The Spaniard was Spurs’ most expensive signing ahead of the 2021/22 season, but never managed to get to grips with the physicality of the Premier League.
He has become somewhat of a forgotten man in North London, spending the last two seasons on loan, first at Sevilla and then at Girona.
The 24-year-old has been given an opportunity by multiple managers at Tottenham, but does not look like he will be afforded another chance following a recent transfer update.
Gil headed for the exit door at Spurs
As reported by Football London (16 June), Gil fully expects to leave Tottenham this summer, with the club equally keen to part ways with the diminutive winger.
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The North London side have struggled to permanently offload the former Valencia man, who has only managed four starts and 24 appearances in the Premier League for the Lilywhites.
However, they look set to cash in this summer after the Spaniard showed good form before succumbing to a season-ending injury in March.
And ex-Spurs scout Bryan King – speaking exclusively to Tottenham News – believes that Tottenham could be set to secure as much as £15million for Gil.
“Gil has been playing in Spain for the last couple of seasons,” King said.
“Also, he’s still only 24 years old. He’s been playing in a high-level league, he’s also done fairly well in Spain, and it appears as though he has no future at Tottenham.
“They’ll want at least £12m for his signature, but that fee could even rise to as much as £15m. However, it certainly doesn’t look as though he has any future at Tottenham. In all fairness, it hasn’t looked like he’s had any future at Tottenham for the past two years.”
Gil mistake has been learned by Tottenham
Paratici’s time at Tottenham is synonymous with some excellent transfers, including the likes of Cristian Romero and Dejan Kulusevski.
However, there have been some blunders, and Gil is arguably top of that unfortunate list.
His technical and dribbling qualities caught the eye, but Paratici and the scouting department failed to foresee how much his lack of athleticism would thwart his progress in North London.
Tottenham have learned from their mistakes and are now targeting players like Antoine Semenyo and Bryan Mbeumo, whose physical profiles are already proven to be able to handle the English top flight.