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Tottenham’s £22m summer signing Bryan Gil admits he was NOT up to the physical demands of the Premier League despite hiring an at-home chef and putting on two kilos… as winger looks to improve on loan at Valencia
- Bryan Gil has accepted he could not physically cut it in the Premier League
- The winger made the switch from Sevilla to Tottenham for £21.6m last summer
- He never started a league game under Nuno Espirito Santo or Antonio Conte
- The 21-year-old admits he still has work to do to play in England after loan spell
Bryan Gil admits he was not up to the physical level required in the Premier League despite his attempts to put on weight since joining Tottenham.
Winger Gil joined Spurs in the summer in a deal that saw the north Londoners pay Sevilla £21.6million and also allow Erik Lamela to join the LaLiga club.
He came with a reputation as one of Spain’s brightest young talents but was loaned to Valencia in January having not started a single league game under either Nuno Espirito Santo or Antonio Conte.
Bryan Gil, now on loan at Valencia, accepted he could not physically cut it in Premier League
Conte cited the physicality of England’s top division as a reason behind Gil’s struggle for minutes since his arrival, with the 21-year-old getting just 29 minutes under the Italian.
Gil believes the intensity of training at Spurs has helped since returning to Spain, where he has started five of Valencia’s last six games, tallying with Conte’s claim that if a player can cut it physically in England they can do so anywhere. But Gil accepts he still has work to do to be ready to play in the Premier League.
Speaking to Spanish publication AS he said: ‘In the Premier League…
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Source : dailymail
