Tottenham hope to sign Sevilla’s Bryan Gil for £21.6m plus Lamela in swap deal
The two clubs are in final negotiations over the deal
Gil spent last season on loan at La Liga club Eibar
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Tottenham are in final negotiations with Sevilla to conclude a swap deal with Érik Lamela joining the Spanish side and Bryan Gil going the other way, with Spurs paying ?25m (£21.6m) plus performance-related add-ons for the deal to go through.
Lamela has been with Spurs since 2013 but injuries and a lack of consistency has meant the Argentina international has made only 177 league appearances, scoring 17 goals during his eight years at the club.
Tottenham’s new director of football, Fabio Paratici, is a big admirer of the 20-year-old Gil, who spent last season on loan at Eibar and is part of the Spain squad at the Olympic Games.
The Premier League club are also on the verge of completing a deal to sign the Atalanta goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini on an initial loan and an option to by for ?15m (£13m).
The goalkeeper, who spent two years at the Manchester United academy between 2012 and 2014 before joining Verona and then Aston Villa, has been a member of the Italian national team setup for a number of years and is considered one of the best goalkeepers in Serie A.
https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2021/jul/20/tottenham-sevilla-bryan-gil-lamela-swap-deal
