Bryan Gil is putting in the work ahead of his return to Tottenham pre-season training. Signed from Sevilla last July in a deal that saw Erik Lamela head to the La Liga club, Gil returned to Spain back in January with Valencia after struggling for regular minutes in north London.
Speaking in a press conference about the 21-year-old a few days after his exit, Antonio Conte made it clear that the attacker is a really good player but he needs players who are physically ready for the demands of the Premier League so they can play a part in his Spurs squad. Having linked up with Valencia at the end of January, Gil opened up on his first few months in the Premier League and outlined how tough he had found it in terms of adapting to the physicality of the league.
"In the Premier League, training sessions are very physical, very hard, and it has helped me not to notice fatigue now," he explained to Spanish publication AS. "It is very noticeable, really. It is a slightly higher level of intensity. I physically noticed it. The adaptation for me was difficult. It is a very physical football, back and forth. Being there has been good for me. I am more mature.
