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CerealMaterial said:
Out of all the signings we’ve made over the last few years I don’t get how Gil is the one people get hung up about.

Lamela was getting into his twilight years, and the years of injuries were going to catch up with him sooner rather than later. I love the guy but let’s not pretend that he was a 50mil player. For once you could argue that we capitalised on his value rather than being stuck with a guy we can’t move.

Gill is still a diamond in the rough, it’s clear he’s talented. He needs to adapt to the league, but at the same time he’s still very young.
He’s exactly the type of player that people would be melting over if other teams signed him.

Yes he didn’t address other more pressing needs, but let’s not pretend that Gill was a waste of money. Give the guy some time.
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He is 21. He wasn't a regular starter at Seville or Leganes. He played 19 games between 2019/20 (2 goals, 1assist) and 30 games between 2020/21 (4 goals, 4 assists) . In 49 games he scored a blistering 6 goals and had 5 assist. He had 10 yellow cards over this period. He is an "Attack minded" player.

Excuse me if I am naive. Would you really buy a player with these stats over the others I've mentioned? Especially taking in to consideration these stats were achieved in LaLiga? You just have to take one look at the stats and his physic. It should ring alarm bells if you want to put him into the EPL. We needed reinforcements. We didn't need reinforcements that will come good in 5 years time.
 
ILSpur said:
Did he instantly help us? No, but that doesn’t mean it is was bad business either.

All teams need a mixture of players constantly coming in because, as we have seen, you can’t guarantee success with the players you hope have an immediate impact. Ndombele was supposed to be immediate impact. Lo Celso looked like he should have had immediate impact as well. Chelsea bought Ziyech for immediate impact and Werner. I wouldn’t call either a rousing success so far.

Sure, we brought in a lightweight in Gil but we also brought in Romero and Royal, both who were supposed to be immediate impact. It wasn’t like we only brought in Gil. Sarr is another one for the future. These aren’t bad things. It would have been great if he was playing a bigger part, but what is the big deal if he builds in stature and skill and becomes an amazing player for us?

We can’t just rely upon immediate impact buys. They are often too expensive and not always guaranteed success. A balanced strategy of bringing in academy, exciting prospects, more proven immediate impact players may Actually produce a far better overall team. Academy are relatively inexpensive, you may find a real deal in the prospects are, and that allows you to spend more on the higher ticket players that are more likely to be game changers.
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You just put Impact and Royal in the same sentence. Romero, I'll give you the benifit. We are the laughing stock of world football for buying Royal.

We need immediate Impact. Even Conte said it. We need plays that will step in and make the difference. When your squad has been depleted to a point that a rebuild is required, immediate need is more important. We went from being second in the EPL, and runners up in The UEFA to being out of CL football in a 2 year time frame. Now we battling for Mid Table. But don't fear, "We have Brian Gil."
 
Gazzapen said:
You just put Impact and Royal in the same sentence. Romero, I'll give you the benifit. We are the laughing stock of world football for buying Royal.

We need immediate Impact. Even Conte said it. We need plays that will step in and make the difference. When your squad has been depleted to a point that a rebuild is required, immediate need is more important. We went from being second in the EPL, and runners up in The UEFA to being out of CL football in a 2 year time frame. Now we battling for Mid Table. But don't fear, "We have Brian Gil."
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The laughing stock of world football?

Get a grip ffs, the bloke hasn’t settled and may not but he’s a Brazilian international
 
Gazzapen said:
He is 21. He wasn't a regular starter at Seville or Leganes. He played 19 games between 2019/20 (2 goals, 1assist) and 30 games between 2020/21 (4 goals, 4 assists) . In 49 games he scored a blistering 6 goals and had 5 assist. He had 10 yellow cards over this period. He is an "Attack minded" player.

Excuse me if I am naive. Would you really buy a player with these stats over the others I've mentioned? Especially taking in to consideration these stats were achieved in LaLiga? You just have to take one look at the stats and his physic. It should ring alarm bells if you want to put him into the EPL. We needed reinforcements. We didn't need reinforcements that will come good in 5 years time.
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We’ve just spent close to a month chasing a player who’s got atrocious stats, who then opted to go to Barca, which made a whole bunch of people lose their mind.
Stats aren’t the end all be all. It’s clear he has talent, it’ll just take a bit of time to get it out of it which is fine. I don’t know what the kid’s done to you but there are far more glaring issues that Bryan Gill.

Funny that you mention Ziyech, a player who hardly made an immediate impact in the Chelsea side. If he was at Spurs and had the same first season people would’ve wanted him gone already.
 
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Self pity city in here once again

People just love to wallow in self pity, you lot are really weird.

Are your lives that miserable that you need to constantly live under a raincloud all the time, that shit is jarring.
 
Fuck me every time you come into this thread theres a different name from a different club all of which you’ve never heard of.
 
I don’t think we are a laughing stock, I think Levy has a pretty bad reputation as a trustworthy individual both internally and externally . Clearly this is only my opinion , but he certainly someone I would never take at his word . So I think he has damaged the clubs reputation
 
Gazzapen said:
I for the life of me can't understand how people defend Levy's purchase of Gil. Sure he has potential to be a Great player but Lamela + 21 million was way too much to pay at that time. We had and still have way more pressing issues. We could've bought a number of Good ballers, loaded ready to play in the EPL. Ziyech was purchased by Chelsea for 33 million. Ollie Watkins went to Villa for 28 million. Diego Jota to Liverpool for 37 million. How is a 21 year old lightweight, that we have to loan back to LaLiga in order to gain experience, good Business? I fail to understand any logic Behind the purchase of Gil. We Need to strengthen the squad immediately. Not strengthen for ten years time.
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We didn't pay £21m plus Lamela.

www.skysports.com

Tottenham transfer news: Spurs sign winger Bryan Gil from Sevilla with Erik Lamela joining Spanish side

Tottenham to pay £21.6m for Bryan Gil, with Erik Lamela moving to Sevilla as part of the deal; Gil has three caps for Spain and is part of their squad at the Tokyo Olympics; Gil signs five-year-contract with Spurs; Lamela ends eight-year spell at Tottenham
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We part exed Lamela in. How much was he worth? 10-12m?
 
Ed Vanderlay said:
I don’t think we are a laughing stock, I think Levy has a pretty bad reputation as a trustworthy individual both internally and externally . Clearly this is only my opinion , but he certainly someone I would never take at his word . So I think he has damaged the clubs reputation
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A good pal of mine managed in the prem for 3 or 4 seasons and had dealings with Levy. He says he’s very tricky to deal with and other clubs are very wary but his only interest is Tottenham.

He’s far from perfect but if you look at some other clubs he’s nowhere near as bad as some on here make out
 
So what exactly is his best position in the team?

"From the beginning, my role was a trequartista (central playmaker behind the striker)," explained Kulusevski, as reported by UEFA's official website in January 2020.

"I can be a winger, last season I was a mezzala [on the side in a three-man midfield], so I can play wherever the coach wants, but I see myself as a trequartista behind the strikers."
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Dejan Kulusevski can thrive in central role alongside Kane and Son for Tottenham

Dejan Kulusevski could become a Tottenham player before Monday's transfer deadline as Fabio Paratici eyes the Juventus star
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Hmmm interesting.
 
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