Tottenham Hotspur correspondent Alasdair Gold has slammed the club’s ‘poor business’ as Bryan Gil prepares to leave in the summer.
Tottenham Hotspur correspondent Alasdair Gold has slammed the club’s “poor business” as Bryan Gil prepares to leave the club. The 21-year-old appears to be on his way to Sevilla in the final hours of the January transfer window, with the BBC reporting on Monday afternoon that a loan switch is almost complete.
There is no obligation or option for the La Liga club to make the deal permanent in the summer, but it remains perplexing from a Spurs standpoint. in on a last-minute flight.
Indeed, the Lilywhites paid more than £21 million for Gil to join from the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in 2021, as well as Erik Lamela in a player-plus-cash deal.
This means that the north Londoners have effectively given a large sum of money and Lamela to Los Nervionenses in exchange for a player who is about to return to his former club.
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When asked if the Spurs would look to replace the departing playmaker, Gold responded:
“The Bryan Gil loan transaction is insane. Spurs have effectively given Sevilla £21 million in the form of Erik Lamela and Bryan Gil in the last 18 months. In every way, that is a terrible business decision. The thing that irritates me the most is that the 21-year-old is a genuine talent, but it’s a case of “right player, wrong time.”
He then told the fan that unless Lucas Moura also leaves, it is unlikely that a direct replacement will come through the door before the window closes on Tuesday evening.
As Gold suggests, Gil has simply been in the wrong system at the wrong time, with the youngster making only 19 appearances under Antonio Conte, mostly as a substitute.
He has scored zero goals and provided one assist during that time, so he hasn’t kicked on as fans would have hoped, but the entire ordeal is infuriating from a financial standpoint.
To add insult to injury for supporters, the club really shouldn’t be using Lucas’ presence as justification for not signing a replacement. The Brazilian himself has played just 90 total minutes of Premier League action this season, failing to directly contribute to a single goal.
With the top-four race heating up, FA Cup and Champions League fixtures to squeeze in, and a squad looking devoid of any real quality depth from the bench, allowing Gil to leave for zero financial gain and without an incoming player in his role really does look like a disaster at N17.
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