Despite being linked with a move to Serie A or La Liga, Tottenham Hotspur winger Bryan Gil has reportedly weighed up a few offers from the Premier League.
Gil is in his third season at Tottenham, but in each of the previous two he went out on loan in January, and it looks like something similar is about to happen again.
Ange Postecoglou has struggled to find a regular role in the Tottenham ranks for Gil, who has started just two Premier League games this season.
Therefore, Tottenham are expected to be ready to sell the Spaniard again.
The latest link with Gil’s departure focuses on Lazio, who want to complete Maurizio Sarri’s squad with a wing-back and have been considering the 22-year-old since the summer.
Lazio are the second Serie A club to look at Gil this month, after Fiorentina were previously interested in him but that interest was cut short, while his return to his native Spain has also been discussed with various La Liga clubs.
However, after Lazio re-entered the equation, the Roman newspaper Corriere Dello Sport provided an update on Gil’s future.
Gil is said to be one of three wingers Lazio are considering, the others being Benfica’s Rafa Silva and their former winger Antonio Candreva, who is now at Salernitana.
As long as Tottenham do not suddenly sell Gil, Lazio will keep him high on their list of candidates.
But there is a risk that the former Sevilla star will move elsewhere. Interestingly, the report states that Gil has “offers from the Premier League” which he is “assessing”.
Where will Gil go?
Unfortunately, there is no information yet on which English clubs might be interested in Gil.
Tottenham are the only Premier League club he has played for so far, having made 41 appearances in all competitions.
However, he has virtually never had the opportunity to show the English public what he can do with consistent play.
Tottenham still have Gill under contract until 2026, but would probably be prepared to let him go again.
It’s a pity, because he was supposed to be a long-term replacement for Erik Lamela, who was sent to Sevilla as part of the original transfer in 2021.
Unfortunately, few believe that Gil has developed to be an equal match for Tottenham’s former Argentine star.
He still has plenty of time to develop into a better player, but if opportunities at Tottenham remain limited, he may struggle to reach the required standards.
Nevertheless, there have been some suggestions that Postecoglou is considering offering more playing time to Gil in the second half of the season.
Tottenham transferred the injured Ivan Perisic to Hajduk Split earlier this month, and with Manor Solomon still injured, Gil could get a chance to play on the wings.
Nevertheless, Dejan Kulushevski, Brennan Johnson, Timo Werner and Son Heung-min (back from the Asian Cup) still represent strong competition for places in Tottenham’s attack.