'Gil has not really met expectations'

Tottenham are "not really gaining anything" from Bryan Gil's loan at Girona, with the winger yet to meet "expectations", says La Liga fan and content creator Abhik Deb.

Gil is spending the 2024-25 season on loan with the Spanish club. So far, he has made 11 appearances across all competitions and scored one goal.

"Gil has not really met the expectations of him because he was brought in as a replacement for Savinho, who was Girona's main man last season. He scored nine goals, provided 10 assists, but then moved to Manchester City," said Deb, creator of YouTube channel La Liga Vic.

"Girona really needed someone like Savinho to come in and make that wing their own, but Gil has not put up the sort of numbers, or even performances, that are remotely similar to what Savinho did.

"So far, it has been a 50-50 start."

While Gil has not produced the expected output going forwards, he has shown more promise in another area of the pitch.

"A surprising development with Gil is that he has been more effective at the back," said Deb.

"His defensive statistics are outliers compared to other attacking wingers in the league. If you look at his numbers going forward, that has not really been good, but when he comes back to defend, he's one of the best in his position.

"That is the reason he still has a place in the team."

Despite making 43 appearances for Spurs since his £21m move from Sevilla in 2021, the Spain international has only started four times in the Premier League.

He is now on his third loan spell away from the club and Deb believes he could struggle to get back into the Tottenham side.

"There has not really been anything of note that Spurs fans would look forward to when he returns. Most of them are hoping that he doesn't return and a La Liga club picks him up," added Deb.

"But the season is still long and if Gil can turn things around, and can become the Savinho of this season, he's going to skyrocket.

"Tottenham are not really gaining anything from having him on loan. It's not been the sort of loan where he develops and learns, it is more of a loan to get him off the books."