As soon as it became clear that Tottenham were going to sign Arnaut Danjuma right from under Everton’s noses, big questions surrounding the future of Bryan Gil were being asked in Spain.
The young winger was being used a bit more by Antonio Conte since the beginning of the year, but it was clearly out of necessity rather than desire, and the arrival of the Dutchman confirmed that.
That’s why Sevilla went up a gear in their pursuit of the Tottenham man after Danjuma’s arrival and ultimately managed to secure his arrival on loan until the end of the season.
Sport look at the player’s situation on Friday ahead of Barcelona potentially facing him, and state that the Netherlands international coming on loan meant ‘it was very clear’ to Gil that he had ‘to find a way out’.
‘Offers were not lacking’, and he knew he would have ‘to pack his bags again’ and that ‘he had to leave’, but he only had one destination in mind, and that was Sevilla.
That’s because ‘the home of where one grew up is always strong’, and he knew that Jorge Sampaoli, who returned to the club after Julen Lopetegui’s departure, wanted him there.
The manager made that clear during the transfer window, and it now remains to be seen how well the Tottenham player can perform away on loan.
He was very successful at Valencia last year, so there’s little doubt he can do it again, finally getting the minutes he deserve and that Conte was so reluctant to give him in the first half of the season.
