“Brian Hill decided to move to Girona and agreed to personal terms,” Fabrizio Romano, a reporter specializing in the transfer market, said on social media on the 26th (Korea time), adding, “The player informed Tottenham that Hill wants to join Girona at all costs. Negotiations are underway between the clubs over the deal.”
Neil Sola, a reporter exclusively for Girona in Spain’s Cadena Ser, also said that Hill wants to play for Girona, which is Girona’s priority to replace Saviou. Tottenham and Girona are continuing their discussions.
Girona sent Sabiu, their ace player, to Manchester City this summer. As Sabiu mainly played as a left winger, he was looking for a replacement for Hill, who was pushed back by Tottenham. Hill also wants to go to Girona.
Girona, who was promoted to Spain’s La Liga in the 2022-23 season, marked the beginning of a sensation by ranking 10th in the first season and finished third after Real Madrid and Barcelona in the 2023-24 season. In the middle of the season, he beat Barcelona to the second place but lost to Barcelona at the end of the season.
Girona has secured a place in the UEFA Champions League for the upcoming season. The team needs to be strengthened to participate in the Champions League, but due to the sensation, several key players are expected to leave. Sabiu has already left, and striker Artem Dubeyk, who became the top scorer in La Liga in the 2023-24 season, is also linked to several teams.
Hill wanted to return to the Spanish stage, where he had good memories. Before the end of the season, he seemed likely to move to his former team Seville, but Sevilla did not make any moves and Girona, who needed to strengthen his players, jumped into Hill’s recruitment.
Hill, who made his professional debut with Seville Youth in Spain, was a notable winger in Spain and Seville. However, when he made his professional debut, there was not enough room for him to play in Seville, and he spent time on loan at Leganes and SD Eibar.
He did not perform much for Leganes but showed his talent at eibar, who left on loan in the summer of 2020. He played 29 games, scoring four goals and four assists, attracting the attention of several big clubs.
Tottenham recruited Hill, who was born in 2001, as a potential replacement for Son Heung-min in the summer of 2021. It is difficult to surpass Son Heung-min right away, but he expected to play under Son and secure a position as a key left winger in the future.
Tottenham also provided him with constant opportunities for Hill to grow. He played in 20 games as a Tottenham player for a half season before going on loan with Valencia in January 2022, six months after his loan spell, but showed little performance. He mostly replaced him, but scored zero points.
Hill has failed to adjust to the fast tempo and tough physical fight unique to the Premier League. After his loan from Valencia, he gave him another chance, but his change did not come much and he left for his former team Sevilla in January last year. He played in 24 matches in Sevilla, scoring two goals and three assists, proving his performance in Spain.
There was still no place for Tottenham, and in the 2023-24 season, he played only 11 games for Tottenham. Hill looked for a new team from the end of the season after failing to get enough opportunities for Tottenham and expressed his desire for a full transfer, not a loan.
Hill was even scolded by his captain during the 2023-24 season. At the match against Manchester City in December last year, Hill dribbled and did not pass at the right time to pass to Son, which angered Son. At the match against Brighton and Hove Albion, Son also scolded him for attempting an unreasonable shot.
The possibility of Hill’s transfer was high through Tottenham’s exclusion of the Asian tour list.
Tottenham announced the list of 31 people participating in the pre-season Asian tour in Japan and Korea on its official website on the 23rd. Tottenham’s promising prospects such as Archie Gray, Lucas Beribal and Alfie Devine were also listed.
There were seven players who did not attend the Asian tour and all had their reasons. Goalkeeper Fraser Forster was absent due to injury, while Christian Romero, Giovanni Rossellso, Rodrigo Bentancur and Mickey van der Pen were excluded from the 2024 CONMEBOL Copa America and the 2024 UEFA European Championship held this summer.메이저사이트
Hill and left fullback Sergio Reguilon were for different reasons. It was for the two players to be traded. “Hill and Reguilon have been cleared to go on tour to explore potential transfer opportunities,” Tottenham said, hinting at their move.
Hill, who is expected to be Son’s successor, is highly likely to leave Tottenham with a disastrous record of 0 goals in 43 games. Tottenham is also expected to recruit a winger to replace Son in place of Hill. Crystal Palace winger Eberechi Eze is on the list.