Tottenham Hotspur have signed Mohammed Kudus, Joao Palhinha, Xavi Simons, and now Randal Kolo Muani on loan to significantly beef up a midfield and an attack that weren't quite up to snuff compared to their Premier League counterparts in an increasingly competitive - and expensive to assemble - top five.
It's still debatable if Spurs can cut the mustard with the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal, and Chelsea this season after watching how easily Bournemouth tore them to shreds over the weekend, but there is definitely reason to be optimistic.
After those four significant signings, Tottenham seem to be finishing their transfer business on deadline day 2025 with the focus on sales. And they have made their most significant sale of the window - and it is such a relief to Spurs fans that it may have been their best bit of business of the day, all told.
According to a report from Tom Allnutt of The Times, Tottenham Hotspur have finally reached an agreement for the permanent transfer of Bryan Gil - not a loan this time - to embattled La Liga side Girona. Best yet, Tottenham will be getting a cool 10 million euros for a player who obviously had no future in North London.
Tottenham got 10M for free
It's basically a free 10 million euros, because Tottenham were so burdened by the presence of Gil on their wage bill and squad and so encumbered by having to deal with a new transfer seemingly every single window that he probably would have left to the relegation-threatened Manchester City little brother club for free.
Gil is a nice little player in La Liga with his dribbling in short areas, playmaking, and versatility. He was an abject failure for Tottenham and one of their worst acquisitions of the last 10 years, as he looked miles off the Premier League in terms of the speed of the game and definitely in terms of the athleticism required.
After being bullied endlessly in the Premier League, Gil has returned to La Liga to be a decent player, though nothing close to the level of promise he showed as a jewel in the proverbial mud for little old Eibar during the 2019/20 La Liga season.
Now that Tottenham have moved on from Gil, they can stick the 10 million euros into Daniel Levy's coffers and either let it sit for Levy to sniff at and admire, or they can use that money to sign, say, the next Lucas Bergvall or Luka Vuskovic in a future transfer window. Good business, that.