We saw Tottenham Hotspur trying to offload much of the surplus at Hotspur Way in the recently concluded summer transfer window. And among the many who bid adieu to N17 was Bryan Gil, who secured a permanent transfer to Girona in the final hours of deadline day.
The Spanish silky winger spent the last campaign on loan with the La Liga side. But his loan spell was cut short after his loan was cut short because of an injury.
Gil was unveiled by Girona earlier this week, and he was accompanied by decision-makers at the Spanish club. Girona president Delfi Geli and sporting director Quique Carcel accompanied the 24-year-old to his unveiling.
AS have now relayed the comments from the trio during. And a lot of that was pertaining to Tottenham.
Gil admits how he struggled to remain happy at Tottenham
Let’s be honest, when the North Londoners moved to secure his signatures, he was one of the brightest talents coming out of Spain. But then once he moved to the English shores, he found it quite difficult to settle into the life in the Premier League. Maybe it was too fast, or maybe it demanded a lot physically.
But what was one of the most attractive transfers turned out to be the one that didn’t help any parties involved in the deal. You could also point fingers at consistency with injury problems as possible hurdles.
That is exactly what Gil had been speaking of when he was asked about his time with the Lilywhites. He acknowledged how he wasn’t happy given the lack of minutes while still training at Hotspur Way.
He said (as relayed by Sport Witness):
“I’ve changed teams a lot; I couldn’t be happy at Tottenham because if you don’t play, you’re not happy, and I’m going to be happy here. It’s important to be happy to be able to perform at the highest level and make it back to the national team.”
Author Opinion
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. And this is where he can use his development in the Spanish top tier.
He is still a very top talent, and he is still relatively quite young and has the capacity to succeed if he continues his development that we saw from him last season.
For Tottenham, it is okay; this one was one of the moves that required many things to go right, but they still recouped a reasonable fee for someone who was struggling at N17 but can make it quite big in coming years.
