Journalist Alasdair Gold has slammed Tottenham Hotspur's decision to loan out Bryan Gil for the rest of the season.

What’s the word?

In the final hours of the winter market, Spurs managed to complete a couple of incomings that may have pleased fans. Most notably, Pedro Porro moved from Sporting Lisbon on loan with an obligation to buy.

On top of that, youngster Jude Soonsup-Bell also arrived from Chelsea. Before the final day, though, Arnaut Danjuma also arrived at the club. Making way for the Dutchman, Gil was loaned out to Sevilla.

It seems as though that particular deal has not gone down too well with Gold, who made his feelings known while speaking on the Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham podcast.

Indeed, he said: "This deal irritates me more than probably any of the transfers that happened in the window.

"Because I think Bryan Gil is going to be such a super little player. I really think he is. And I don't think he's done anything in the recent weeks to justify him kind of being pushed out the door, either."

Bad call?

Gil has certainly struggled to make himself a regular starter in the Spurs team since arriving in north London. For instance, manager Antonio Conte has only started him twice in the Premier League this term.

However, in recent weeks, he had been playing a little more than usual, with both those starts coming in January, so he had looked on the verge of potentially breaking into the first team.

Indeed, he even picked up a 7/10 Sofascore match rating after playing 77 minutes and claiming an assist in the 4-0 win over Crystal Palace early last month.

Still, it seems this wasn't enough to convince Conte and has been loaned out until the summer, much to the disappointment of Gold.

Seeing as Sevilla originally sold him for £22m and also got Erik Lamela as part of the deal, they will certainly be delighted to now have their former player back - so at least someone has done well out of this all.

Whether Spurs live to regret this decision remains to be seen as they chase a Champions League place.