TTLB Opinion: Should Tottenham give Bryan Gil another chance?

Tottenham Hotspur have been dealing with a Bryan Gil dilemma given how the silly winger has started playing in his potential since his latest loan move to La Liga side Girona, and while it does look very difficult at the moment, he is still on the North Londoners’ books, and a section of the Lilywhites supporters would be thinking of whether there is any chance for the chiefs at Hotspur Way to hand the Spaniard another opportunity at N17.

If you see, Gil is a unique tactical asset given how good he is at dribbling out of tight spaces and possesses that creative (and intelligent) flair when isolated into 1v1 situations. Moreover, he is someone quite good at quickly accelerating over short distances. But that being said, it is also important to remember that he still remains a bit too silly to match the physical demands of the Premier League, given how he has not evolved into a reliable high-intensity winger, which the Lilywhites would need in the Premiership.

Tactically speaking, he would succeed in playing in a special possession-based low-transition system, but then you would see his weaknesses come out when you ask him to operate in a direct and physical manner of football that operates in a fast-based manner. And this is why I think he didn’t come through at Tottenham.

Let’s look at his development record

Yes, he was really highly regarded when the North Londoners signed him, but he is now twenty-five (25) and is no longer a project player and needs to be proving his abilities on a consistent basis wherever he goes.

During his time at Spurs, the chiefs at N17 did send him on loan back to La Liga with Valencia and Sevilla, and he also struggled with the physical side of things because of his frame with both clubs.

And given how we have seen him develop, he has gotten more intelligent, but it is unlikely that this will bring a difference to the physical side of things in his game, which could again expose him in the Premier League.

His contract situation?

Gil will enter the final year of his contract at the end of the ongoing campaign, and this should place Spurs perfectly to sell him this summer, given that they’d risk losing him on a free transfer. Daniel Levy would be expecting to recoup somewhere around £12–15 million for his services. So it will be an ideal time for the North Londoners to sell Gil for a reasonable fee and try to recycle him into players who are more fitting into the current system at Hotspur Way.

Author Opinion

Bryan Gil does not fit into the upcoming 3–5 year tactical evolution that is expected at N17, so the Lilywhites should sell the Spaniard on a permanent transfer in the upcoming summer 2025 transfer window and instead reinvest in a younger, faster and more goal-productive wide profile.

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