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title: "Tottenham: Pete O’Rourke makes Bryan Gil claim"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-bryan-gil-anthony-gordon-transfer-gossip-news-updates/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Clubbe"
section: "Follow up"
published: "2022-07-17T16:10:20Z"
modified: "2022-07-17T16:10:20Z"
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# Tottenham: Pete O’Rourke makes Bryan Gil claim

**Journalist Pete O’Rourke has made an intriguing claim involving [Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.footballfancast.com/tottenham-hotspur-news) forward Bryan Gil.**

### The lowdown: Hot prospect

Signed from Sevilla for £21.6m ([Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/transfer/news/12691/12364395/tottenham-transfer-news-spurs-sign-winger-bryan-gil-from-sevilla-with-erik-lamela-joining-spanish-side)) just under a year ago, the 21-year-old only provided [one assist in 20 outings](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bryan-gil/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/537382) for Spurs before returning to Spain to join Valencia [on loan](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bryan-gil/transfers/spieler/537382) in January until the end of the 2021/22 campaign.

The Spanish youth international made [17 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bryan-gil/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/537382/verein/1049) for the La Liga outfit and had previously been part of the under-19 national team which [lifted](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bryan-gil/erfolge/spieler/537382) the European Championship title in that age category.

Having now returned to his parent club for pre-season duty, Gil [started](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/fixtures-results/tottenham-team-friendly-bissouma-richarlison-24474498) the 6-3 victory over the K-League Stars in South Korea during the week, and one well-informed onlooker has suggested that the Spaniard could play a part in Antonio Conte’s side next season…

### The latest: ‘Great opportunity’

Speaking to [GiveMeSport](https://www.givemesport.com/88034072-tottenham-21-6m-star-has-great-opportunity-to-catch-contes-eye), O’Rourke claimed that the 21-year-old could save Tottenham from re-entering the transfer market.

The journalist said: “It could be a great opportunity for Gil. He’s obviously hit the ground running in pre-season.

“If he catches the eye of Antonio Conte over the next few weeks, he could play his way into his plans going forward and he could save Spurs a bit of money in the transfer market if Gil does show what he has previously shown in Spain.”

[Tottenham latest developments!](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/tottenham-latest-developments-2/)

### The verdict: Fringe role at best

Irrespective of how the talented Spaniard fares over the coming weeks, it still seems unlikely that Gil will earn a major role in Conte’s plans at Tottenham.

With [wide options](https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/teams/men/players/) such as Lucas Moura, Dejan Kulesevski, Son Heung-min and summer signing Richarlison all in situ, there is already fierce competition to start in the big games.

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However, the youngster – who was praised for his [‘incredible energy and pressing’](https://twitter.com/SpursWebSeb/status/1547176240049684486) by Spurs writer Seb Jenkins during the recent K-League Stars clash – could still remain on the periphery of the squad and potentially play a leading role in the domestic cup competitions in what looks set to be a gruelling season for Conte’s charges.

Therefore, despite [links](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1539778011205173249) to Marseille, Tottenham would be wise to retain Gil for the upcoming term, especially if the [reported](https://www.teamtalk.com/tottenham-hotspur/anthony-gordon-transfer-news-paratici-plan-dele-alli-everton) admiration for Anthony Gordon fails to come to fruition.