On Friday, Jorge Sampaoli expressed his desire to sign Tottenham Hotspur’s Bryan Gil for Sevilla in the winter market.
The forward has been restricted to over 300 minutes of action from 10 matches this season. The 21-year-old is at an age where he has to have a prominent role.
Marca state a move to Sevilla would help him achieve it, but Tottenham don’t want to negotiate. In fact, they close the door while Gil sees an opportunity to return to his old club pass by.
The window closes on Tuesday and the La Liga side are not giving up, but Spurs will have to change their stance for any potential deal to take shape. To do this, the Spaniard’s entourage have made a trip to London to put ‘pressure’ on Antonio Conte’s side.
They want to convince Tottenham’s leaders of the need for Gil to go out to enjoy more game time, which isn’t possible at the club, especially after Arnaut Danjuma’s arrival.
Gil couldn’t have prominence at Sevilla earlier in his career, which is why he is keen on a return this month. The player also knows Sampaoli wants to have him at his disposal.
The player’s camp and Sevilla are putting pressure on Tottenham, while the latter are ‘indifferent’.
Marca end the report by stating: ‘A difficult time for Bryan. Sevilla will wait for him. Two want [the transfer], it remains for one to give the arm to twist.’
