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This is intresting.
We seemed all in for getting rid on loan earlier in the window. Now all of a sudden, he's making the bench and we don't want to sell. He's either really impressing in training, willing to try out a new position or we're going to be switching to a potential 424 type hybrid which benefits having Gil in the team.
Good luck getting him off Milan.
His contract end on June 2026.
"Blocking exit" only is valid term in case Gil wants to leave Spurs and the club blocks him from leaving. If Gil wants to stay and Spurs don't want him to leave there is no question of "blocking" an exit.
And we've signed 8 players including Romero and are net - £100 million plus not counting loan fees or increased wages.What I can't understand is that we were alleged to have 150mil hanging out of Levy's wallet.
I think its more to do with pace of selling/loaning outgoings (Ndombele, Reguilon, Winks - first one in particular as he's on big wages) and the limited pool of incoming AM's who we are interested in.
If we can offload Ndomele we probably free up a lot of wages - and in turn we may get an AM in. But not a lot around we fancy, so if we don't get one in we are better hanging onto Gil as cover.
Still 2 weeks to go before window closes, so if we do get in one of our desired AM's still plenty of time to loan Gil out
Wasn't the word that we want him to go on loan to a club with European football? Maybe we are just blocking approaches from clubs that cannot offer that for now. Like, Valencia seem keen but they cannot offer any form of European ball.
He is a talent at the wrong club. That said, people are correct, they'd never sell.
Good. He's a very good player.
But why would SPURS go after him? Who does he replace?
Not a replacement. A creative AM, English, with the right manager. I'm just spitballin'. An addition.
Yes but can he contribute this year? Is he really a player Conte trusts ? Certainly have my doubts but hope he’s impressing Conte in training.
Interesting appointment.
With this restructuring behind the scenes it feels like we are set long term, even if Conte leaves after this or next season. Heck, that dangling over their heads may have even been a catalyst for it.
It is nice to see us get our shit together.
Got it, cheers. I honestly thought he was "only" a winger.
The Italian press apparently call us juve on Thames
I hope everybody has looked at us as a sleeping giant, and knows it would be fucking huge making us the best in Europe via legitimate means. Once in a lifetime opportunity. Imagine that on your cv
I agree.
But the upside is that Gil is clearly showing enough in training for Conte to keep him involved (both match day squads) and to consider including him in our final PL & CL squads if we can't get one of our primary targets such as Zaniolo.
enfield1985
I’ve just watched the Lazio/Bologna game from Sunday. SMS actually ended up playing most of the game in a makeshift CM2 because Lazio’s keeper got sent off early on. He actually did ok, in his trundly way, helped by Bologna going down to 10 men 30 mins later. Played a smart little through ball for the winner.
I’m terms of technical and raw productive ability, he’s probably better than Maddison, (one thing I forgot to mention is he’s strong on the ball and can actually move with it, hard to knock off it, but in terms of energy and age, he’s compromised.
should try get andersen from palace, shits all over dier