Gone is the time in which Sergio Reguilón emerged at Real Madrid under the guidance of Santiago Solari, won the Europa League with Sevilla and even became a full international with Spain. At 27 years old, and in his season back in north London, he has been ostracized by Ange Postecoglou and has yet to play a single minute for Tottenham.
If there is something that has characterized Sergio Reguilón’s career in recent years, it is his volatility. In the summer of 2022 he went on loan to Atlético de Madrid and barely played 12 games. The same as last year when he made the same path to Manchester United… before being released in January, returning to Tottenham and going on loan to Brentford.
An obvious lack of continuity that, however, did not take its toll on him to end up having a remarkable second half of the season at the Community Stadium. With Rico Henry’s serious injury, he quickly found a place in the eleven and became an indisputable piece for Thomas Frank. This is demonstrated by his 14 starts in 16 games.
“He fits what we want. He is an offensive full-back with a great left foot to put in crosses,” confessed the Danish coach upon his arrival. He was not wrong, he already left with four assists under his arm… and being the second player with the most crosses (72) for Brentford and the seventh with the most deliveries into the area (17). Everything, in half a season.
It fits what we want. He is an offensive winger with a great left foot to put in crosses.
Thomas Frank, Brentford manager
Even so, it was not enough to convince Ange Postecoglou who left him off the preseason tour with Tottenham last summer. Same situation that Bryan Gil or Gio Lo Celso experienced. Both ended up finding accommodation in Girona and Betis, respectively. Reguilón, however, wanted to fight for a position.
I know I can play for Tottenham. I’m 27 years old and I have too much football to live
Sergio Reguilón, Tottenham player
“I know I can play for Tottenham. But, in many aspects of football, the player does not have control. I don’t want to sit in the stadium watching it. I’m 27 years old and have too much football to experience,” Reguilón himself confessed a few months ago. . Today, their situation has become dramatic.
blank season
It is no longer that he is the only player on the squad who has not played a single minute. The thing is, except for a Carabao Cup match against Coventry, he has not been called up either. His last match is still the one between Brentford and Newcastle on May 19. A strange situation to say the least considering that Destiny Udogie is the only pure left back that Postecoglou has on the roster… in addition to the versatile Ben Davies.
Sergio Reguilón, celebrating with his teammate Son during a match with TottenhamINSTAGRAM
To tell the truth, there is no evidence that Reguilón is separated from the group as is the case with other players at Chelsea, without going any further. But what happened on the first day of the Europa League is striking. Tottenham had to travel to Hungary to face Ferençvaros and the news was the presence of the Spanish full-back in training.
“He’s a Tottenham player and we need 20 outfield players to train. It didn’t make sense to bring guys from the youth team because they played last night. That’s why we brought Sergio,” Postecoglou said that day.
He is a Tottenham player and we need 20 outfield players to train
Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham coach
It is more than evident that he has not been part of Tottenham’s plans for a long time and, with a contract until 2025, the idea will continue to be to find a way out for this winter market. In fact, different media in England are speculating about a possible termination to save his salary. The ball is in Reguilón’s court to save a blank season.