Bryan Gil, mischief returns to Nervión: "In England he did not have time to show what he had inside"

In less than a week,

will celebrate his 22nd birthday.

He will return to what was his home for many years: Seville.

Soccer is a kind of comeback.

There is no harder muscle in this sport than the heart.

The left-handed man was born in Hospitalet de Llobregat, but soon returned to Barbate, on the shores of the Atlantic.

, his mother, did not plan to sign him up for soccer, but a neighbor insisted.

"That boy has mischief," she told him.

And from the spark, that soccer player apprentice made a career.

This week Bryan Gil arrived at the Seville airport with his dog in his arms.

He then hugged

.

"Now I have to earn the position," he said in his presentation.

But Sevilla was eager for a player with his characteristics.

With overflow, speed and center.

He has close ownership.

and

are two strikers who suffer from the inside game of teammates like

or

.

The Barbateño arrives to feed the area with balls from the side.

"He is hardworking.

Back and forth.

He can play with a different foot, but it's not his strong suit.

He overflows better by his band.

, Sevilla FC youth academy manager, who has known him since he was a juvenile, told this newspaper

when the Nervionense club recruited him in a tournament.

«He was very good for his age.

His family was of very humble origin.

Those first years his father brought him by car.

From Barbate to Seville.

When he became a cadet he came to our residence.

Very fast, very facetious, more assistant than scorer.

He did not stop growing as a player ».

On January 6, 2019, the epiphany arrived.

took it out for a few minutes against Atlético de Madrid.

He replaced

and became the first player born in the 21st century to make his debut for the Andalusian team.

His good minutes in the last stretch of the season allowed him to face 2019-2020 in the first team, already under the command of

.

The Basque coach did not have much faith in him, and at Christmas he went on loan to Leganés.

There he experienced the first descent of his career.

The tumbles until the return

In the following season his destination was Eibar.

It was his best season as a professional.

Headline, with stripes and attracting the eyes of the entire football world.

Debut with the Spanish team led by

and silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

But his talent was not enough to prevent the tragedy of the gunsmith team, which fell to Second as last place.

He had to reinvent himself.

Tottenham Hotspur fell in love with the footballer and paid Sevilla 25 million for him, including

in the negotiation.

"Bryan arrived at Tottenham at the worst possible time.

After

was fired , the search for a new coach was difficult.

did not convince anyone, the footballers or the fans, Gil did not have time to show what he had inside »,

, an English journalist who follows the news of the London team.

At Christmas he was loaned out again, this time to Valencia, where he had the confidence and support of

.

Defending the bat shield went from more to less.

From undisputed starter to revulsion and with a new thorn in his side: the defeat in the Copa del Rey final against Real Betis.

His football had become a nomad.

As so many other times, his talent was diluted by doubts.

«With

he had no opportunity to consolidate himself at Tottenham.

The Italian has always had doubts about his physique.

In summer

and

, both comfortable in the same position as Gil.

Even so, due to some injury, he managed to have minutes.

Against Crystal Palace in the Premier he started after 18 months there.

And then he was named man of the match against Portsmouth in the FA Cup. Conte explained after that match that Bryan had everything to succeed at Tottenham after working hard on his physique, comparing him to

Manchester City's

But the return of

and the signing of

from Villarreal made it clear that the boy had to leave, "concludes Gaffney.

Sevilla begins to see the light after a disastrous start to the season in sports and capsizing institutionally.

Along with Bryan Gil ,

,

and

have arrived this winter .

Facing Barcelona, ​​Sampaoli's team has the opportunity to raise the spirits of a hobby that had forgotten the tepid positions of the highest domestic competition.

A mature footballer returns, despite his youth, with a memory full of suitcases, disappointments and Sevilla pride.

Bryan Gil still keeps in his boots that childish mischief, that rabid enthusiasm.

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