Club director reveals Spurs set purchase option too high for his team to afford

Girona sporting director Quique Carcel has confirmed that there is no option to buy in the club’s loan move for Bryan Gil, revealing that Tottenham’s demands were too excessive.

Bryan Gil to Girona

Gil completed his loan move to Girona on Monday and the winger will hope to get his career back on track and prove himself at the Catalonian side ahead of their first Champions League campaign.

It was initially reported that Tottenham had accepted an initial loan offer from the La Liga side after the 23-year-old agreed to extend his contract with the Lilywhites, which now contains a €15m (£12.6m) release clause (Fabrizio Romano).

However, this was subsequently rubbished by multiple sources, including George Sessions, who stated that no contract extension had been agreed.

The reliable Alasdair Gold also took to social media to make it clear that he had heard nothing about any extension or an option/obligation to buy in the deal.

Spurs purchase option was too high for Girona

Carcel has now confirmed that it is merely a straight loan move but he did insist that the La Liga club would try to sign Gil permanently if he impresses this season.

He told Mundo Deportivo about the deal: “They (Tottenham) wanted the purchase option to be very high, inaccessible for us, and we have reached an agreement with the agents and, if Bryan has a good year, we will have more access to be able to sign him.”

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Not having a release clause or an option to buy works in Tottenham’s favour as it ensures that if Gil does shine for Girona, Spurs can get top value for him next summer by getting a bidding war going.

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