It was very clear throughout the entire January transfer window that Bryan Gil was a target for Sevilla in La Liga.
Bought from that same Spanish club by Tottenham a year and a half ago, the young winger has never managed to break through in London, and returned to his home country last year for a six month loan at Valencia.
He returned to Spurs at the end of the season, and while many expected him to go straight back out on loan, he ended up staying under Antonio Conte, who barely played him.
Necessity changed that after the World Cup, but as soon as Tottenham could get someone more experienced through the door in Arnaut Danjuma, they opened another for Gil to leave, which is when Sevilla took their chance.
He will now play under a manager who values him, as Jorge Sampaoli has always been a big admirer of the winger.
In fact, his new coach also defended him in what appeared to be a swipe at Tottenham in a press conference on Friday, relayed by Mundo Deportivo.
He said: “The issue about the transfer window is a very special one that is hard for me to talk about, because when I get to a locker room, I see human beings and the market uses players as a product. Players in these market times are treated like tins of tomatoes.
“Sometimes, huge sums are handled and after six months, they are loaned out for nothing. As examples, I would give Ocampos and Bryan Gil, who returned to a place to be happy. Players are run bye people who want to profit. The only thing left for the footballer is to try to be happy playing football and they are taking it away from him all the time because they are treated like a product.”
