There’s no denying that Bryan Gil’s situation at Tottenham wasn’t great, and that’s why he was eventually sent to Sevilla on loan.
One of the reasons why he ended up there was because the manager who replaced Julen Lopetegui, Jorge Sampaoli, made it clear he wanted to diminutive winger in his squad.
Monchi then proceeded to undergo the required steps to make it happen, and a deal with Tottenham was eventually struck, allowing him to return to his former club until the end of the. Season.
His second start at Sevilla didn’t quite go to plan, as they lost 3-0 to Barcelona, but it improved dramatically soon after as he scored in the 2-0 win over Mallorca.
Then, Sampaoli decided to bench him, leading to a 1-1 draw away to Rayo Vallecano, which was then followed by a start against Osasuna, in a game they lost 3-2.
Gil then returned to the bench against Atlético Madrid, and he was brought on for the final 12 minutes in a dire 6-1 loss.
These last few results, with Sevilla rather close to the relegation zone, is why there are questions being asked about Sampaoli’s future, which wouldn’t be great news for the Tottenham loanee.
After all, getting rid of his strong advocate could lead to his already not ideal situation getting worse, especially if the next manager doesn’t want to use him.
ABC Sevilla cover the Sampaoli situation and state that those in charge of such matters at Sevilla are obliged to ‘get down to work and explore the possible options that the coaching market currently offers in case the time comes to lower the thumb’.
Those above the manager ‘are working on it, weighing it up, valuing the chance to promote a new change of manager for the second time in this ill-fated campaign’.
They haven’t taken the decision just yet, but they are just putting in some work behind the scenes if nothing changes in the coming weeks.
