Tottenham star labelled 'very important' by Ange Postecoglou to be sold for £8.6m
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Thomas Frank has given the green light for a Tottenham Hotspur winger to make a permanent La Liga switch.
Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a deal with La Liga outfit Girona for winger Bryan Gil, who has become a fringe player in north London.
Spurs signed the 24-year-old from Sevilla for £21.6 million in 2021 but he never managed to cement a role as an influential player for the side. Gil has made 43 appearances for Spurs but spent last season on loan at Girona.
During that spell, Gil picked up four goals and three assists in 32 appearances. He’s not featured under Thomas Frank at Tottenham Hotspur this season.
Tottenham Hotspur to sell Bryan Gil to Girona
The Standard claims that Girona were hoping that Spurs would terminate Gil’s contract and therefore allow the Spanish outfit to swoop in for a free transfer. However, Tottenham Hotspur did not have plans to do and have commanded a fee of £8.6 million from Girona.
The winger is expected to have undergone a medical today ahead of the switch. Girona have until 11 pm to finalise the signing with the La Liga deadline later than the Premier League.
Gil picked up a knee injury in March, which ended his season permanently, and has not been involved in pre-season as a result. He never scored a goal for Tottenham Hotspur.
Ange Postecoglou’s high hopes for Gil
Former Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou had high hopes for Gil during his first season at the club in 2023. The Australian manager believed the winger could be ‘really important’ for the club.
In October of that campaign, he said: “Bryan is one where in the last couple of weeks, it’s been great to have him working really hard in training, he’s missed all of the season so far, and it’s well chronicled that we’ve lost Ivan (Perisic) and lost Manor (Solomon), who play in that left wing position, so having Bryan available again ins great for us.
“He’s in the same place as everyone else, at some point he’ll get an opportunity and then it’s up to him. He certainly has all the criteria to play in that position for is and his training is getting stronger now, he’s part of the group and I’m sure he’ll get an opportunity. We’ve a Monday night game and then a Friday night game, so we’ll need the squad to deal with those two games over the next five days.”
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